Cardinals did not select a new pope in the first secret vote of the papal conclave Wednesday, a result indicated by billowing black smoke from the world’s most-watched chimney. The proceedings are set ...

On Wednesday, 7 May, Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel as the conclave - the storied process to elect a new pope - begins. Rome and the Vatican ...

The Arkansas AD posted an altered video of red smoke coming from Razorback Stadium. No doubt a reference to white smoke from ...

Over 542 days without a government in Brussels. Maybe it’s time for a conclave: lock them together, throw away the key and ...

The Russian leader “should end the bluster and the bloodshed and be ready to come to the table and to support a just and ...

In terms of future papal trips, Pope Leo XIV hopes his next trip will be to Africa, including Algeria where St. Augustine ...

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

The minute sports fans found out there was a new American pope and he’d been born in Chicago, every American sports fan had one thought: was he a Cubs or White Sox fan? Soon, news emerged that he was ...

During conclave, cardinals from around the world gather in Vatican City to elect the next pope of the Catholic Church. The ...

The likes of our first U.S.-born Pope — a Chicago native — have been well reported in the Register’s pages since his May election. This Christmas, consider some gifts based on his favorite pastimes ...

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