Swiss Guards march after a new Pope was elected when 133 cardinals gathered on the second day of the conclave to select a ...

The United States is home to 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any other nation ...

About 24 hours after the conclave started, the world was introduced to the Catholic Church’s new pope. Pope Leo XIV, the ...

Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, ...

The cardinals held their last day of pre-conclave meetings Tuesday morning during which Francis’ fisherman’s ring and his ...

This photo taken and handout on May 7, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows cardinals during a holy mass for the Election of the Roman Pontiff, prior to the start of the conclave, at St Peter's ...

On day two of the conclave, Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Here's ...

The proceedings will take place in absolute secrecy, with the prelates largely sequestered from the outside world for as long ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals have wrapped up their pre-conclave ... of the transition of his pontificate to the next. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Got a question?