As the world watched the Vatican chimney, Cardinal Vincent Nichols was sealed inside – and now he tells the story of electing Pope Leo XIV.

During conclave, cardinals from around the world gather in Vatican City to elect the next pope of the Catholic Church. The ...

During conclave, cardinals from around the world gather in Vatican City to elect the next pope of the Catholic Church. The word “conclave” is Latin for cum clave, which means ...

Leo prayed with the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians and they signed a declaration vowing to take steps ...

Black smoke billows from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel where 115 cardinals gathered to elect the new head of the Roman Catholic Church, at the Vatican, Monday, April 18, 2005. The black smoke ...

ABC7's Liz Nagy spent almost two weeks reporting from the Vatican as the Catholic Church elected Pope Leo XIV as its next leader. Nagy and an ABC7 crew were sent out to cover the papal conclave. They ...

A long-planned pilgrimage to Catholic churches throughout Italy couldn't have been more timely for a group of Connecticut residents who arrived just as the world mourned the loss of Pope Francis and ...

People all over the world are still celebrating the transformation of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost into Pope Leo XIV, but none more so than Catholics in Pennsylvania and Louisiana. The new pope ...

As the world watched the Vatican chimney hoping for white smoke, many prayed for someone to take Francis’ place. For some a degree of enthusiasm existed that election of an African pope was preferable ...

Weinberger’s Deli, a restaurant in Grapevine, has cooked up a sandwich to commemorate the election of Pope Leo XIV. His appointment has a special significance for the deli’s owner, Dan Weinberger. The ...

We are going to do another story on the new pope, and this one will be a little bit different. Here's the backstory. Once the College of Cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel, my job was to wait and ...