At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

Speakers blasted “Born in the U.S.A. and ”American Pie" as six cardinal electors from the United States celebrated the first ...

The announcement that an American cardinal had been elected Roman Catholic Church’s 267th pope had special meaning for a ...

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped ...

Leo gave a prepared address and then opened the floor to any cardinal who wanted to make a comment, a different format to ...

With the world still wondering how the fledgling papacy of Leo XIV will take wing, cardinals and other clerics gave glimpses ...

Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- ...

His tally was rising with each round of voting, while support for the early front-runner—Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin—was ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he ...