Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, who will become Pope Leo XIV, appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after the conclave ...

The Baltimore faithful are marking a new era of the Catholic Church amid the election of the first American to become pope.

The white smoke has appeared, the people screamed, and now we wait for the new Pontiff to come out onto the balcony. Here's ...

When white smoke rose out of the Vatican on Thursday, Catholics in Roanoke were watching from their screens in delight as ...

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

Close to home, parishioners attended mass to celebrate their new pontiff, Robert Prevost, who chose the name Pope Leo XIV.

What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

When that happens, white smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel's chimney. If the two-thirds majority is not reached, black smoke is emitted instead, signaling that the conclave will resume with further ...

Students at St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic school witnessed history Thursday with the selection of the first-ever American-born ...

Over in Cannock at St Mary's Catholic Church, Father Peter Weatherby said he was delighted at the news of the new Pope and ...