The chimney on the Sistine Chapel is up, and voting to elect the next pope will begin on Wednesday afternoon, May 7. Here is ...

At Sunday mass in a parish next to Rome’s most notorious public housing complex and in one of the city’s most historic ...

JD Vance breaks silence on Trump’s infamous AI Pope photo - The vice president, a Catholic, was one of the last world leaders ...

When asked about the image, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York who is friendly with Trump, said "it wasn't ...

At Masses across Rome and socioeconomic lines, Catholics prayed the next pope focuses on poverty and peace days before the ...

While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, leading candidates for Pope, face accusations of mishandling child ...

Catholic cardinals are eligible to participate in the conclave, but two have indicated they will not attend. Two of these cardinals are from the Tri-State Area -- Timothy Cardinal Dolan from the ...

The process of choosing a pope will have little if any of the zero-sum scheming common among bitterly divided U.S.

Hundreds of cardinals attended mass inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sunday, to mark the end of a nine-day mourning ...

Inside the Sistine Chapel, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo reflects on unity and leadership as cardinals prepare to elect a new Pope.

Here are ten surprising and interesting facts about Papal conclaves.The longest conclave lasted almost three yearsThere is no ...