Even before he stepped out on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and spoke May 8, Pope Leo XIV's choice of a name was a ...

With profound gratitude to Almighty God, I join the universal Church in thanksgiving for Pope Leo XIV. As the Bishop of Rome ...

As 133 cardinals sequestered in the Sistine Chapel to select a new pope May 7, nearly 4,500 miles away another conclave ...

Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th ...

Thick plumes of black smoke appeared from a chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel at 11:51 a.m. to indicate no winner emerged ...

The word conclave comes from the Latin “cum clave,” literally “with a key,” which conveys the image of the cardinal electors being locked in the Sistine Chapel until the new pope is elected.

As expected, the 133 cardinals who entered the Sistine Chapel May 7 failed to elect the next pope on their first ballot.

Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit and recognizing that millions of people all over the world were praying for them, 133 ...

When the front door opens at 1 p.m., 20 people who had been patiently waiting outside stream into the art deco-style building ...

In Rome, the conclave is the talk of the town: from speculation over a morning espresso about who will be the next pope to ...

There are seasons when life seems to press pause, and all we can do is wait. We wait for news from the doctor. We wait for ...

At Mass before the conclave that will elect the next pope, the dean of the College of Cardinals urged his brothers to choose ...