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Pope Leo XIV (formerly Robert Francis Prevost) and other cardinals adhered to many restrictions while inside the conclave.
His tally was rising with each round of voting, while support for the early front-runner—Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin—was ...
One cardinal who cast his ballot said the pope’s choice of the papal name Leo might signal a particular interest in workers’ ...
Cardinal Robert Prevost on Thursday became the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church.
Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers, were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns ...
Despite some disappointment, hopes were still high that a pope would be chosen quickly, perhaps as early as Thursday ...
A man holds a placard reading "Habemus Papa" (We Have a Pope) after white smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel ...
The world will learn the name of the new pope when he appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in about an hour.