VATICAN, Italy (WCTV) - White smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday afternoon, signaling a new pope has been elected. The white smoke first appeared at about 12:08 p.m. The news comes ...

The smoke signal means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was chosen as the 267th Pope elected by 133 cardinals locked inside the Sistine ...

The papal conclave was officially over at around 6 p.m. local time Thursday after white smoke was seen rising from the ...

The new pontiff is expected to reveal himself soon now that the conclave, a top-secret vote by cardinals at the Vatican, has concluded.

D ONALD TRUMP was not in the end chosen to be pope, as he had jokingly suggested. But on May 8th the cardinals of the Roman ...

The new pope is Robert Prevost, following the death of Pope Francis. The process to elect a new pope used to be design to rush a decision.

American Robert Prevost has become the 267th pope after more than two-thirds of the cardinals voted for him to succeed the ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost elected first North American pontiff and will be called Pope Leo XIV - Pope Leo XIV emerged onto the ...

Leo's first clue was his choice of name. Popes often use this choice to send their first major signal about the priorities of ...

White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chape l and St. Peter's bells chimed around 6 p.m. local time in Rome on May 8, ...