What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

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Western Pennsylvania's religious leaders and Catholics are celebrating the election of a new pope. On Thursday, Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected to become the first American pope, taking the ...

St. Joseph students witness history as Pope Leo XIV becomes the first American pontiff. When white smoke appeared over the Vatican, the staff at St. Joseph Catholic School in Fayetteville knew what it ...

The United States was often deemed too powerful — militarily, diplomatically, and even culturally — for one of its own to ...

In casting himself as supreme leader and pope, Donald Trump inadvertently invoked the Christian understanding of the ...

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

The conclave to elect the 267th pope ended after the second day of voting on Thursday, marking one of the shortest conclaves ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said in a post to X on Wednesday that he and the other North American cardinals will bring the "in ...

VATICAN CITY -- Robert Prevost of the United States has been named the new pope, the new head of the Catholic church. Cardinals gathered to select their latest leader during a conclave. White smoke ...

Catholics in metro Detroit are praising the first American to be pope, who once lived in Michigan, saying he will continue Pope Francis' legacy of caring for marginalized communities. Some also hope ...