The voting process to elect a new Pope gets under way in Rome later and for the second conclave in a row there will be no ...

Just hours remain before the Vatican begins the centuries-old process to elect a new pope. Today, cardinals who will elect ...

Scholars say the next pope will contend with climate change and rising authoritarianism as well as shifting demographics and ...

When a new pope is elected, there are two signs that mark that historic moment: the white smoke from the chimney of the ...

There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

The 133 Cardinals that are set to decide the future of the Catholic church are now in Rome.They’re preparing for the ...

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

The conclave to select the next pope kicks off with the Latin phrase for “outside, all.” What happens next will be a mystery ...

Two of the 10 U.S. cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a new pope are from the tristate area: Cardinal Timothy ...

Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming conclave at the Vatican at which members of the College of Cardinals will elect a successor to Pope ...

Over the course of 12 general congregations before the conclave, the cardinals discussed key challenges facing the Church.