The faithful cheered in the Vatican square, waving flags from many countries in celebration at the arrival of the news ...

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

As the papal conclave concluded, bettors around the world to wagered most often on one cardinal to become the next leader of the Catholic Church.

A PLUME of black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signalling the first ballot of ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. He took the name Leo XIV.

Bells rang in St. Peter's Square and the crowd erupted in cheers on the second day of the papal conclave when white smoke billowed.

Born in 1965 in Northern Italy, Cardinal Pizzaballa has spent over three decades in the Holy Land, where he has become a respected figure in both religious and political circles. His fluency in ...

The election came on the first full day of voting by the 133 cardinal electors, who secluded themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls on Wednesday afternoon ...

White smoke pours from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...