Cardinals have elected a new pope who will appear on the Vatican balcony soon and be named—watch our live stream.

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the first American pope in history. Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV.

There will only be smoke rising from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel if it is white - which means a successor has been ...

The papal conclave, hosted by the College of Cardinals, began on Wednesday. Black smoke plumed from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday night, indicating an inconclusive first vote. The cardinals ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

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

Watch live in the video player above. The crowd in St. Peter’s Square erupted in cheers, priests made the sign of the cross and nuns ... did well in opening the church to the outside world ...

The crowd in St. Peter’s Square erupted in cheers, priests made the sign of the cross and nuns wept as the ... to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. The smoke billowed out at 11:50 ...

A formal Mass to mark the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV will take place on May 18 in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican announced the day after stunning the world with the election of the first pope ...

He prayed that his historic papacy can help the Catholic Church be a beacon illuminating ... on his election as the 267th pontiff. You can watch Sky's Europe correspondent Siobhan Robbins take ...