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

Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

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 ...

Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost may be the first person from the U.S. to become the head of the Catholic Church but his surprising ...

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

Leo XIV held his first Mass as pope in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, in what was a private service for the 132 voting ...

With the world still wondering how the fledgling papacy of Leo XIV will take wing, cardinals and other clerics gave glimpses ...

Pope Leo XIV's brother revealed that the religious leader saw the Oscar-winning drama hours before cardinals elected him.

On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new ...

The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.