The United States is home to 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any other nation ...

In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's 1.4 billion ... three years to choose Pope Gregory X.

The Catholic Church has elected its first American pope in history: Cardinal Robert Prevost. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

∎ The secretive process is expected to take multiple days and will result in new leadership for the world's ... Pope Pius X was chosen after five days. Most common pope names: John, Gregory ...

Behind closed doors in the chapel, they will hold as many rounds of voting as prove necessary to select the 267th leader of the world's 1.4 billion ... conclave, Pope Gregory X was finally elected ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, is beginning his ministry with a historic ceremony at St. Peter’s Square, blending tradition, diplomacy, and modern priorities.

The death of the 88-year-old pontiff, who led the world's nearly 1.5 billion ... traditionally, the pope has been picked from within the College of Cardinals. As cardinal, Gregory, who was ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic ... of Galveston-Houston and Wilton Gregory of Washington.

Pope Leo XIV is officially opening his pontificate in a ceremony Sunday that blends ancient ritual, evocative symbols and a ...

He was elected leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics on the second ... Tight control over food in the conclave started in 1274 when Pope Gregory X decreed that cardinal electors would ...