The crowd in St. Peter's Square and people around the globe saw the smoke and heard the traditional proclamation, "Habemus papam" — Latin for "We have a pope." ...

"Yes, America, we have a pope named Bob. And he's a White Sox fan," says Chris Hayes. Former Ambassador Miguel Diaz and Father William Dailey join Chris to discuss history’s first U.S. pope.

("I bring you tidings of great joy: We have a pope!") — and the new pope gives an apostolic blessing to throngs of faithful. The new pontiff was chosen by 133 cardinal electors by a two-thirds ...

In his first speech from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV – a 69-year-old Chicago native – shared a message ...

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American Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected pope on Thursday ... et Orbi blessing -- meaning to "the city and the world." "We have to be a church that works together to build bridges and to ...

One part of the process that we have to look forward to has come up again and again in my mind: The identity of the new pope will be a surprise. The world won’t know who the electors have chosen ...

White smoke streamed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the 133 cardinals inside have elected a new pope. But we... VATICAN CITY — White smoke streamed from a ...

"Our new pope has a doctorate in canon law, so we might expect that he too is going ... Out of 266 popes before Pope Leo XIV, 129 have chosen new names, according to Vatican News.

ROME (AP) — The first clue of the next pope’s direction will be the name the winner chooses. The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s ...