Cardinal Robert Prevost elected first North American pontiff and will be called Pope Leo XIV - Pope Leo XIV emerged onto the ...

The first American pope in history was elected today and he chose a very significant papal name. Here's what it means and why popes choose a new name.

A brief papal conclave ended on Thursday, May 8 after Robert Prevost (known as Pope Leo XIV) made history as the first ...

White smoke has risen above the Sistine Chapel, the signal that cardinals have chosen a new pope on the second day of the conclave. Follow here for the latest.

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church ...

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Cardinals have been locked inside the Sistine Chapel for a second day to elect a new pope—watch our live stream of the chimney.

The X social media platform has blocked access to jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s X social media account in Turkey, ...

The 69-year-old former cardinal was chosen to be the 267th pope by the Conclave after more than two-thirds of the cardinals ...