Whether that’s a positive development is yet to be seen. By some accounts, he was a dark horse in a conclave race which many ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the ...

The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.

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

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

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

The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- ...

With the papal conclave under way in the Vatican to select a new pope, many at Holy Name Cathedral prayed Wednesday for the ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis ...

White smoke -- fumata bianca -- will signify that a new pope has been elected, as will the ringing of the bells of St.

Robert Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger ...