Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...

White smoke has risen above the Sistine Chapel, the signal that cardinals have chosen a new pope on the second day of the conclave. Follow here for the latest.

A group of 133 cardinals has not reached a decision in the first vote of the conclave after the process, which is shrouded in ...

SEATTLE – Bill Gates says he will donate 99% of his remaining tech fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will now close in ...