Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected Pope Leo XIV, marking the first American to hold the position.

White smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney at the Vatican, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the ...

From Europe to the Asia Pacific, millions of Catholics are celebrating the election of U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV as the 267th ...

The 133 cardinals are expected to vote again in the morning after spending the night sequestered at the Vatican residences.

Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV and is the first American pope in the church’s 2,000-year history.

“I think he is a bridge between the north and south — an American, but with a missionary background ... “May the Holy Spirit impart wisdom, strength and grace as he shepherds the church.

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