"Even though we didn’t actually see the smoke or see the new pope, the feeling of being there, it was in everybody's heart.

After Chicago native Pope Leo XIV made history as the first American elected pontiff, the Rev. Homero Sánchez sent him a quick text saying, “Congratulations Holy Pope.” The priest from St. Rita of ...

White smoke poured out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in Rome on Thursday, announcing that a new pope ...

Pope Leo XIV 's childhood home in Illinois was quickly yanked off the market just hours after conclave—when the owner, who ...

Known affectionately as "Apu Ambo" -- "Apu" meaning respected elder and "Ambo" being his diminutive nickname -- the ...

Today, let’s talk about smoke. The kind that comes out of the Sistine Chapel chimney when the Catholic Church votes for a new pope. I’m thinking it might be time ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Susan Bin of the Pope Crave account on X, which showcased a number of memes from the papal conclave that just took place.

The chimney of the Sistine Chapel, used to signal the election of a new pope, was dismantled on Saturday as faithul continued ...

Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the 2,000-year ...

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

The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped ...

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two ...