Pope Leo XIV made his first trip outside Rome since being elected as leader of the Catholic Church. The pope was driven to ...

All eyes are on Vatican City Tuesday with just over a day to go until the start of the papal conclave to elect the 267th pope ...

In his first audience with the press, the pontiff renewed his support for a more peaceful world and quoted his predecessor, ...

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...

This is CBS News coverage of the election of Pope Leo XIV. Crowds in St. Peter's Square cheered as white smoke signaled a new ...

Pope Leo XIV stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to thunderous applause and an electric atmosphere, to ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV lived in St. Louis, Missouri, in the 1970s while studying to become a priest. He was in a parish ...

It’s hard to say precisely, since the Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number of votes or tallies in past ...

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

It took just two days for the College of Cardinals to elect a new Pope less than a month after the death of Francis ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, who will become Pope Leo XIV, appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after the conclave ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed he will attend the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV following his first visit to Indonesia since this month's election.