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 ...

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, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new pontiff has been chosen after the second or third ballots.

With the world still digesting the news that an American had been elected as pope for the first time, Angelenos expressed ...

A CBS reporter covering the Cardinal swearing described the activity in the papal conclave in the Vatican City with a sexual ...

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

Cardinal Robert Prevost on Thursday became the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church.

Robert Francis Prevost became the first pope from the United States on Thursday, picking the papal name Leo XIV after cardinals from around the world elected him leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, formerly of Chicago, has been chosen as the first United State citizen to become leader of ...

White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday, signaling that a new pope has been elected. The decision ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has become the first-ever American elected as the leader of the Catholic Church -- now known by his pontifical name of Pope Leo XIV. The 69-year-old, born on the ...