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

When a new pope is elected, there are two signs that mark that historic moment: the white smoke from the chimney of the ...

Yes, the cardinal electors have chosen a new pope, but there's a process before the new pontiff greets the faithful. Here's ...

Gregory X was elected only after Viterbo residents ... Benedict XVI won in 2005 on the fourth and Pope Pius XII won on the third in 1939. When was the first conclave held in the Sistine Chapel?

Newly elected as pope, Robert Prevost has chosen Leo XIV as his papal name. No pope has been named Leo since the early 1900s.

Robert Prevost's new papal name will be analyzed for its connections to history, religious meaning, and for clues on the ...