VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds majority to elect a ...

As Catholics, our arms will be wide open to the world. We will accompany the world. We will live in the world.

Thousands of people have gathered in Vatican Square to witness the first appearance of the newly elected pope. White smoke was released from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday evening, ...

Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV — has been elected, a mere 249 years after the founding of the nation.

It’s news Lubbock Bishop Robert Coerver described as surprising, saying the decision will have a major impact on the American ...

"Peace be with you all," he told the cheering crowd in fluent Italian. Leo, who became the church's 267th pope, also spoke in ...

After four rounds of voting, the conclave decided who will be the next to lead the 1.4 billion-member church. This North ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, was elected the 267th pope on Thursday and took the name Pope Leo XIV. He is the ...

Wasting little time, LGBTQ groups welcomed Pope Leo XIV to his new post shortly after white smoke billowed from the chimney at the Sistine Chapel on May 8 to signal the election of the Catholic Church ...

White smoke has emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney as crowds erupted in cheers and a bell tolled - signifying that 133 ...

Really? Really?». At first, he doesn't understand, but when you explain that yes, the new Pope is American like him, he ...

Known for her pro-abortion stance, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said the Catholic Church might have female ...