American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter announced as the 267th pontiff. He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior ...

Speaking to BBC News, Mathew Schmalz, a professor in Catholic studies at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts, says ...

Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian student protesters at Columbia University. Conclave's true stars? Two seagulls steal ...

A symbolic scene unfolded just before the announcement of the pope's election. During the conclave, a seagull with a chick ...

More churches are going solar to save money and cut emissions, but some face long waits for federal tax credits promised ...

Pope Leo XIV (formerly Robert Francis Prevost) and other cardinals adhered to many restrictions while inside the conclave.

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

The inauguration Mass on May 18 will be the formal installation ceremony where Pope Leo XIV will receive the Fisherman’s Ring and the pallium as symbols of his papal office. The “taking possession” ...