The atmosphere in the Eternal City was electric.

Simony, properly defined by the Catholic Church as the selling of ecclesiastical offices and positions, has been designated ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

Odds-makers likely had an easier time 20 years ago, when Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger stepped onto the balcony overlooking St.

“The only smoke that worked out in their favor was the cigar smoke they had at their receptions,” said Christopher White, the ...

The last three pontiffs each chose very different paths between Rome and home.

In the wake of the death of Pope Francis, Inside Edition's Mary Calvi traveled to Rome to cover the election of the new pope.

Japan's Cardinal Kikuchi Isao details his experience at the conclave to choose Pope Leo XIV in an exclusive interview with ...

As cardinals gather in Rome to elect the next Pope, Compass is there to follow the excitement. Recently imagined as an Oscar-winning feature film, the conclave is a secret ballot held by Catholic ...

The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of ...

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Rome, Italy, to attend the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV tomorrow, Sunday.

Once Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the news anchors and reporters and podcasters – and anyone else ...