Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first Asian or African pontiff, or a conservative or progressive. Although they ...

Catholic cardinals across five continents are now in seclusion at the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, May 7 to vote for the successor to Pope Francis in a conclave that could take hours or days. The ...

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church has chosen a date to elect its new leader, in a process virtually unchanged in 800 years. The system is known as the ‘Papal Conclave,’ and is a ...

Pope Leo XIV has shared his thoughts during the conclave that elected him, saying he resigned himself to the inevitable and ...