The pope is, for a majority of U.S. Catholics, equally important in their connection to the Church as their local priest and ...

Black smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney , indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the ...

As cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope, the chosen name holds significant meaning. Following ...

European pope in centuries, Francis was especially aware of colonialism’s impact and the need to embrace many cultures within ...

As the papal conclave gets underway in Vatican City, Holy Cross Catholic Church pastor Father Noah Carter recalls his experience studying there as a seminarian during the 2013 election of Pope Francis ...

People around the world are waiting for the new Pope to be selected. Monsignor Scott Friend of Blessed Sacrament Catholic ...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday evening, indicating that no pope was elected in the first round ...

The ancient ritual to choose the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church commenced yesterday within the hallowed, frescoed ...

A group of Colorado Springs teens traveled to Rome expecting to celebrate a canonization, but instead witnessed the funeral ...

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new ...

Every cardinal has their idea on who the next pope should be, which is the reason why this conclave might go a bit longer ...

With a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting, the conclave to elect Pope ...