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

King Charles, the head of the Church of England, sent private congratulations to the new leader of the Catholic church. In ...

Pope Leo XIV is preparing to celebrate his first Mass as the leader of the Catholic Church while congratulatory messages ...

The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...

Following the death of Pope Francis at 88, the conclave elected a new pope fairly quickly. Get updates on who the new pontiff ...

Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...