Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney ...

This was among the shortest conclaves in recent decades. Here's a look at the long history of choosing a pope.

The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals ...

History was made Thursday as the first American was elected pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost will now be known as Pepe ...

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, ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was elected the first pope from the United States on the second day of the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump quickly reacted to the appointment of the first American pope on Thursday, May 8. Pope Leo XIV, ...

Robert Francis Prevost will lead the Catholic Church as Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first pope to hail from the United States.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke ...

Prevost emerged as the successor to the late Pope Francis on the second day of voting by a papal conclave of more than 130 ...

How long does it take to choose a pope? In this case, it took only two days for Catholic cardinals to elect a successor to ...