President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born head of the Catholic Church, as a "great honor" for the United States.

In a historic moment, Pope Leo XIV made his first public appearance from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after being ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been named as the new pope after being elected by the conclave. He is the first American to be ...

Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

White smoke flows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025.(Credit: Reuters) ...

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis has been laid to rest, the conclave has been assembled and, after due deliberation by the participating ...

With Pope Francis' burial rites done, the world's focus is now on the Sistine Chapel, where the 133 cardinals are locked up ...

While the world’s eyes turn to the Sistine Chapel and the solemn silence of Vatican deliberations, anticipation is rippling ...

Black smoke emitted from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney at 7.50pm AEST at Vatican City after another two rounds of voting took ...

Williams Companies CEO Alan Armstrong discusses the energy demand in AI on 'The Claman Countdown.' Black smoke pours from ...