According to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the conclave, a gathering of cardinals, chooses the next pope 15 to 20 days after the vacancy. This would put the meeting start date between ...

White smoke emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel just after 6 p.m. Thursday evening in Rome -- the traditional signal that Roman Catholic cardinals selected a new pope to lead the 1.3 ...

The College of Cardinals on Thursday elected Cardinal Robert Prevost from Chicago as the Catholic Church’s next pope. Leo XIV’s election took place less than three weeks after Pope Francis ...

American Cardinal Robert F. Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV after being elected as the 267th pontiff of the Holy Catholic Church.. College of Cardinals elected the 267th pope on Thursday. The ...

There are currently eight cardinals, including Dolan, in the American Catholic Church who are expected to participate in the 2025 papal conclave. Here's how Pope Francis' successor will be chosen: 9 ...

Leo XIV, a native of Chicago, can use his American upbringing to enhance significantly his papal ministry, but he must be ...

The U.S. embassy’s annual celebration, held June 30, commemorated the 41st anniversary of formal diplomatic relations between ...

Pope Leo XIV presents the pallium to Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of Washington during Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the ...