Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, previously known as Robert Francis Prevost, gave his first ...

The end of each round of balloting will be signaled by smoke emanating from a stovepipe chimney atop the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke -- fumata nera in Italian -- indicates an inconclusive vote, while ...

It was initially reported that the new pope was a Cubs fan. The team congratulated Pope Leo XIV in a post on X that had a ...

Around 25 firefighters were called to the shopping centre to reports of a fire in the open-air car park near Prince Charles Drive.

Nobody does drama like the one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church,” said Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, ...

Simon Lund spent his dying days ensuring other workers were better protected while facing the biggest battle of his life.

White smoke rising from the Vatican on Thursday morning, May 8, signaled that a new pope has been selected. The cardinals’ paper ballots which were submitted during the voting process were burnt with ...