A new pope is expected to be elected by the College of Cardinals during a secret conclave beginning May 7 at the Vatican. Upon election, the new pontiff will choose a regnal name — a centuries-old ...

Old Mission Santa Barbara hung yellow and white flags and rang its bells Thursday to mark the selection of Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, as the new pontiff, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV. Credit: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BOSTON (SHNS) – American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost made history Thursday. Prevost, who grew up in the south Chicago ...

Bishop Mark Bartchak of the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese addresses local media at the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown Pastoral Center on Thursday about the selection of Pope Leo XIV. Mirror photo by Patrick ...

The Price Is Right was disrupted on Thursday, May 8, when news broke that the Vatican selected a new pope. The game show cut out in the middle of an episode when white smoke blew out of the Sistine ...

As American-born Pope Leo XIV began his first full day as leader of the Roman Catholic Church on May 9, leaders of the Catholic community in Palm Beach County reacted with a mix of surprise over his ...

US President Donald Trump has suggested that he played a role in Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV's selection as the new pontiff. In a Truth Social post Sunday night, Trump sought credit for the election of ...

Chiclayo, Peru --- It is a long way from the South Side of Chicago to the heart of Chiclayo in Northern Peru.But it was a simple phrase, spoken on a balcony in the Vatican by the first American pope, ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost made history Thursday. Prevost, who grew up in the south Chicago suburbs and steadily rose through the ranks of the Catholic Church on ...

The Pocatello St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store was abuzz on Thursday with news that a new pope had been selected. The store, which is operated by the local Catholic community to provide assistance to ...