After the death of Pope Francis on April 21, the question looming around the world is, who will become the next leader of the ...

Pope Francis' death on April 21 ... holding a series of secret ballots to choose the next pontiff. "Every papal conclave comes down, in some sense, to a referendum on the papacy that has just ...

With more than 61 million Catholics and the second-highest number of cardinals after Italy, a guessing game is emerging on whether an American could be elected pope.

By The New York Times A new Roman Catholic pope has been chosen. Read more about Robert Francis Prevost, who has taken the name Leo XIV. Guesses about who the next Roman Catholic pope will be ...

On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, Leo XIV.

Brazilian Cardinal Leonardo Steiner told America that Pope Leo would carry forward Pope Francis' legacy of synodality in the ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave vote last night.

An invitation has already been extended to Pope Leo XIV to attend this year’s COP30 U.N. climate conference in Brazil.

Several options are available to the Holy Father, who has pledged to heal divisions and build bridges within the Church.

Pope Leo XIV held his first meeting with cardinals since his May 8 election and offered a glimpse into his vision for the Church.

The first American pope succeeds Francis, preaching peace while confronting Church divides and urgent global crises.