It signals that a new pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church. The news means the winner secured at least 89 votes ...

Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost became the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment of global turmoil and ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Central Kentucky Catholic leaders are reacting to the selection of the next pope. On Thursday, Robert Provost ascended to become Pope Leo XIV — the first American pontiff on ...

David Muir looks back at the historic day American Cardinal Robert Prevost was announced as the next pope. Germany to declare ...

About 24 hours after the conclave started, the world was introduced to the Catholic Church’s new pope. Pope Leo XIV, the first American to hold the role, was elected less than two years after becoming ...

The world watched Vatican City with anticipation, and on Thursday afternoon, white smoke finally billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney - signaling that a new pope has been elected.

The cardinals are participating in the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history.

Bishop John T. Folda says that Pope Leo XIV will be able to speak to the American people very personally and resonates well.

Every weekday St. Ambrose Cathedral in Downtown Des Moines has a church service at noon. On Thursday, as people were walking ...

Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ballot failed ...

“I couldn’t resist putting my headphones and just listening and that way being part of this very joyful moment,” she said ...