Details have begun to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make Pope Leo XIV history’s first American pope.

The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commenced on ...

Speakers blasted songs including “Born in the U.S.A.” and “American Pie” as six cardinal electors from the United States ...

Pope Francis' successor has been elected, and it's the first American pope. Here's what we know about Cardinal Robert Prevost ...

White smoke from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that the cardinals have selected the next leader of the Catholic ...

American Catholics who traveled to Rome spoke to "CBS Mornings" about what they want the next pope to represent as they ...

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Who will be the next pope? 133 cardinals have started the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope ...

There could be some high-profile athletes joining the crowds in St. Peter’s Square over the coming days to keep track of the ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...