Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

Cardinal Michael Czerny said that when Cardinal Robert F. Prevost was elected pope and chose the name Leo XIV, ...

Catholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect a new pope.

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

The ritual for electing a new pope took social media by storm this week as content creators reacted to the ancient tradition ...

BST - white smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney will signal when they've chosen a new pope.

Pope Leo XIV, with his American background, is likely to prioritize the Vatican’s alignment with the West in general, rather ...

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

Catholic cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope.

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Pope Leo XIV may bring some new skills to the Petrine office.

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the ...