American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was named Thursday as the new leader of the Catholic church. The first American pope in history has taken the name Leo XIV. White smoke earlier in the day was ...

The cardinals are participating in the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history.

The cardinals are participating in the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history.

No inviting Russian and Belarusian representatives to commemorations” — thus reads a nonbinding directive issued to German ...

Black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, which signalled an unsuccessful first round of voting ...

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

With the conclave underway, PBS News has a live video of the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as the world waits for white smoke ...