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

More than 130 Catholic cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope Francis, ...

Several Catholic parishes called on the faithful to pray for the Conclave ... In its prayer, the Carmelite Missionaries Youth - Philippines asked God for the protection of the Church amid the ...

The world's first American pope, Pope Leo XIV, was elected Thursday. See how Columbus, Ohio Catholics reacted to the news.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves ... it will likely take at least a few rounds of voting. A prayer for a young pope Lisette Herrera, a 54-year-old tourist from ...

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

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves ... the Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain and other sites to pray in St. Peter's Square and wait for a new pope, even though ...

We look with great anticipation and excitement as we begin this new chapter in the history of our Catholic Faith and indeed human history. Let us join together in prayer for Pope Leo XIV!" ...

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

“If the Catholic Church wants to survive in this fast-changing world, it needs to change and the pope needs to lead that way, ...