That’s probably what a lot of people thought on Thursday after the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert ...

This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...

The 267th pontiff was selected after several rounds of voting over two days. In 2013, it took five rounds of voting in under ...

Cardinals of the Catholic Church ended the conclave and chose a new pope. Here's what to know about Pope Leo XIV.

The 2025 papal conclave is underway. Who will be the new pope when the white smoke settles? Who is the odds-on favorite? Are ...

The longest conclave since the 20th century began took 14 rounds of balloting across five days, ending with the election of ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new ...

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be an official period of mourning, pointing to steps taken in Spain, Cuba and ...

No new pope has been selected as of the morning of Thursday, May 8, but there's still a chance that one will be picked on the ...

A top cardinal announces a new pope has been elected, uttering the words “Habemus papam!” Latin for “We have a pope!” from ...