Black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 11:50am Thursday, indicating the third ballot of the papal conclave, ...

The longest conclave since the 20th century began took 14 rounds of balloting across five days, ending with the election of ...

The electors cast paper ballots, and voting continues until one candidate receives a two-thirds majority, or 89 votes. After ...

Students, faculty, and staff came together at Parkersburg Catholic High School on May 8 to see the historic moment of the ...

It signals that a new pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church. The news means the winner secured at least 89 votes ...

David Muir looks back at the historic day American Cardinal Robert Prevost was announced as the next pope. Germany to declare ...

There are high hopes for Pope Leo XIV, the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church, and the potential for younger ...

The students of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy, who earlier this week held a mock conclave, were overjoyed Thursday when ...

American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected the new pope, after a puff of white smoke was seen.

Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost became the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment of global turmoil and ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Central Kentucky Catholic leaders are reacting to the selection of the next pope. On Thursday, Robert Provost ascended to become Pope Leo XIV — the first American pontiff on ...

About 24 hours after the conclave started, the world was introduced to the Catholic Church’s new pope. Pope Leo XIV, the first American to hold the role, was elected less than two years after becoming ...