Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.

All eyes were on the smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel on May 8 as 133 cardinals voted to select the successor to Pope ...

White smoke is billowing from the top of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Thursday indicating the cardinals have selected ...

It took just two days for the College of Cardinals to elect a new Pope less than a month after the death of Francis ...

Vatican City witnessed a historic moment on May 8, 2025, as white smoke emerged from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

When cardinals elect a successor for Pope Francis, the first indication will not be a communiqué or a social media post, but ...

Historic moment in Vatican City as white smoke signals the election of a new pope, marking a new era for 1.4 billion ...

What started as a bucket-list trip to Italy turned into a once-in-a-lifetime spiritual experience for two Owensboro women who ...

Following Pope Francis’ death, the Vatican begins the conclave to elect a new pope, with smoke signals from the Sistine ...

VATICAN CITY: White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel in the early evening of Thursday (May 8), signalling that the cardinals locked in a conclave have now chosen a new pope to guide the ...

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