Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope ...

Here's how it works, a list of contenders to become the next pope and how many conclaves there have been in the last 100 ...

The public got a moving first look at Pope Leo XIV. Just hours after Cardinal Robert Prevost was named the new head of the ...

The 133 cardinals tasked with electing the next leader of the Catholic Church had their first vote on Wednesday.

At this early stage of Leo XIV’s pontificate, the text is a “must read” for Catholics. Here are three notable takeaways.

From there, Parolin, as the most senior cardinal bishop, led the procession to the Sistine Chapel. An appeal to the Christian ...

The Vatican said black smoke could be expected to come out of the Sistine Chapel chimney around 7 p.m., signaling a first ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...

The conclave to choose the new pope is underway. And among the cardinals choosing the new Catholic leader is an Ohio native.

Cardinals from across the world will be shut into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday for a secretive conclave to elect the next ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Catholic community is alive, beautiful and strong, and it is up to its pastors to protect and ...