The Catholic Church has a new pope, and he’s the first American to hold the role. White smoke appeared around 10 a.m. MDT on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals sequestered in the Sistine Chapel had chosen Pope Francis’ successor.

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological spectrum in Pope Leo XIV’s homeland, raising the question of whether he might be able to ease some of the deep divisions

White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica rang out on Thursday, signaling that a new pope—the 267th leader of the Catholic Church—had been chosen on the second day of the conclave.

Last week was quite special for the estimated 1.2 billion Catholics around the world when white smoke billowed across St. Peter’s Square, telling the world that the conclave of cardinals united behind one man to be St.

Catholics around the world have a new face of leadership as Pope Leo XIV takes the reins from the late Pope Francis. Monday night, Erie’s Catholic community came together for a special mass

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Catholic community in Las Vegas celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving for the election of Pope Leo XIV at Guardian Angel Cathedral Sunday morning. The new religious leader on the world stage has a connection to the leader of that valley church, Archbishop George Leo Thomas.

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-thirds majority to elect a new pope for the Catholic Church.