10:31 AM, Mar 15, 2013
After the pomp and activities surrounding his election as pontiff, Pope Francis may get his first quiet day Friday when he meets with familiar faces -- all the cardinals.
10:36 PM, Mar 14, 2013
St. Louis native Cardinal Timothy Dolan was among those attending Pope Francis' first mass on Thursday.
6:02 PM, Mar 14, 2013
Our very own Mike Bush was in Rome Thursday for Pope Francis' first full day.
11:29 AM, Mar 14, 2013
Pope Francis' significance for the U.S. church is a mixed picture. His choice drew praise, caution and one critic who called him a caretaker for a church unable to change.
9:54 AM, Mar 14, 2013
On his first full day as pontiff, Pope Francis is displaying his well-known humility.
9:03 AM, Mar 14, 2013
St. Louis native Cardinal Timothy Dolan believes Pope Francis has a great track record to lead the Catholic church.
6:43 AM, Mar 14, 2013
It's a new day in Rome and a new era for the Catholic Church.
3:58 AM, Mar 14, 2013
Pope Francis opened his first morning as pontiff by praying
11:59 PM, Mar 13, 2013
While there may have been some disappointment locally that St. Louis native Timothy Cardinal Dolan wasn't elected to the Papacy, his mother had a very different reaction.
10:45 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Hector and Stella Aberastury can't believe their countryman was elected Pope.
10:38 PM, Mar 13, 2013
None may be happier about the selection of Pope Francis than a parish in south city.
10:36 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Millions of people around the world watched as white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday.
10:27 PM, Mar 13, 2013
We're hearing from Cardinal Timothy Dolan for the first time since Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope.
9:06 PM, Mar 13, 2013
On the second day of conclave a new pope was elected, replacing Pope Benedict XVI who stepped down as the head of the Catholic Church at the end of February.
8:39 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Pope Francis chose a name that reflects St. Francis of Assisi's humble ministry – and his own.
8:04 PM, Mar 13, 2013
The best photos from Tuesday, March 12 and Wednesday, March 13 from Vatican City. Photos courtesy of Getty Images.
7:26 PM, Mar 13, 2013
We wanted to shed new light on the election of Pope Francis, so we brought Fr. Chris Collins from Saint Louis University and Fr. R.B. Hezun on NewsChannel 5 at 5 p.m.
7:20 PM, Mar 13, 2013
NewsChannel 5's Farrah Fazal was with Robert Carlson, Archbishop of St. Louis when he heard the news at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in Shrewsbury.
7:18 PM, Mar 13, 2013
The parishioners at Little Flower Catholic Church were watching very closely, hoping Cardinal Timothy Dolan might walk out onto the balcony Wednesday.
7:14 PM, Mar 13, 2013
As white smoke came out of the chimney at the Sistine Chapel, classes came to a halt for students at Catholic schools across the area, including Kennedy Catholic High School in west St. Louis County.
6:22 PM, Mar 13, 2013
In an age of tweets, status updates and technological solitude, perhaps it's telling that the one thing that can truly make the world stop and come together is something as old as civilization: fire and a stream of white smoke.
6:16 PM, Mar 13, 2013
A prominent American cardinal has said newly elected Pope Francis will visit his predecessor Benedict XVI on Thursday at the papal retreat in Castel Gandolfo south of Rome.
6:05 PM, Mar 13, 2013
The election of a new pope is the talk of St. Louis Catholic schools, including Cardinal Ritter High School.
6:00 PM, Mar 13, 2013
There's so much to learn about Pope Francis. He's a Jesuit and was the Archbishop of Buenos Aires.
5:27 PM, Mar 13, 2013
There's no bigger story right now than the election of Pope Francis.
5:20 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Throngs jamming St. Peter's Square roared with joy as Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, was selected as the new pope and leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.
5:03 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the 76-year-old cardinal and archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina was named Benedict XVI's successor on Wednesday.
3:41 PM, Mar 13, 2013
For one day at least, the election of a new pope has brought together members of Congress regardless of their party or religion.
3:00 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Some are funny, some are serious.
2:21 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Argentine Jorge Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis. (Information from the Associated Pres, Photos from Getty Images)