Vice President Vance and second lady Usha Vance met Pope Leo XIV while in Vatican City for the pontiff’s inauguration mass on Sunday. Before exiting St. Peter’s Square, the vice president and ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pope, waved and smiled to the faithful gathered in St Peter's Square as he arrived for his inauguration in the popemobile on Sunday. Onlookers were cheering and ...

Conclave cam: First American pope greets public In his first words, Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pope Robert Prevost, said “Peace be with you.” ...

White smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday, signaling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church. Watch the latest with this live conclave cam.

The conclave on Thursday elected a new pope after white smoke was seen rising from the Sistine Chapel, but the new pope has not yet been publicly announced.

White smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday, signaling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church. Watch the latest with this live conclave cam.

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new pope has been elected.

The papal conclave has ended with white smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost has been named the bishop of Rome and will take the ...