VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV . He is the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church ... They’re clapping and waving national flags ...

VATICAN CITY — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine ... most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history took just one round of voting Wednesday evening.

Vatican Media, via Associated Press The largest number of cardinals in history, 133 ... 133 cardinals gathered in a conclave in Vatican City is expected to take place around 10:30 a.m. local ...

Here are the first pictures we can bring you from the Vatican ... 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. His selection unleashed celebration among Catholics in the Midwestern city.

In Italy — which landlocks the tiny Vatican City — Prim Minister Giorgia Meloni ... For now they seem content taking pictures, and finding shade from the growing midday warmth.

VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken ... was elected the first pope from the United States in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. In his first words as Pope Francis ...

What started as a bit has turned into something altogether holy.

What started as a bucket-list trip to Italy turned into a once-in-a-lifetime spiritual ... longtime friend and travel companion Margie Richeson never planned to be in Vatican City that day. The pair, ...

Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns around the world, and they dedicate their lives to a variety of religious ...

Pope Leo XIV held his first general audience, a regular weekly gathering he is expected to hold for the rest of his papacy. Following several busy weeks that included the funeral for ...