Whether you are American, you are an Italian, you are Asian, European or whatever race or descent, it doesn’t undermine your ...

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 ...

The smoke signal means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a ...

The election of Cardinal Robert Prevost​, who will now forever be known as Pope Leo XIV​ and the first American pope​,​ ...

The 133 cardinals are expected to vote again in the morning after spending the night sequestered at the Vatican residences.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has become the first-ever American elected as the leader of the Catholic Church -- now known ...

Crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square — and around the world — to see who had been elected as Pope Francis’ successor.

When selecting a name, popes often look to history and make a choice imbued with personal meaning. The decision can also ...

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

Fresno man Chandler Marquez says the moment of Pope Leo XIV walking out was filled with overwhelming joy and emotion.

The electors cast paper ballots, and voting continues until one candidate receives a two-thirds majority, or 89 votes. After ...

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