Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year ...

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday afternoon, indicating the cardinals had elected a successor to Pope Francis.

On the first day of the conclave, cardinals took their oaths, heard a meditation from Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, and cast ...