This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...

The 133 cardinals are expected to vote again in the morning after spending the night sequestered at the Vatican residences.

As 133 cardinals were sequestered in the Sistine Chapel where they would vote for a new leader of the Catholic Church, the ...

Cardinals have returned to the Sistine Chapel for the second day of the secretive process to elect the next leader of the ...

Crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square — and around the world — to see who had been elected as Pope Francis’ successor.

When selecting a name, popes often look to history and make a choice imbued with personal meaning. The decision can also ...

Robert Francis Prevost, who led the Vatican office that selects and manages bishops globally, has spent much of his life outside the United States.

Here's when masses will take place this evening at NJ and NYC's Catholic churches to celebrate Pope Francis' successor.

White smoke over the Sistine Chapel and ringing bells have signaled that a new Pope of the Catholic Church has been chosen.

While younger cardinals are busy choosing the new pope, older cardinals are mostly waiting it out like the rest of us ...

President Donald Trump released a statement offering his reaction to the announcement that the Conclave had chosen its first ...