Catholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect a new pope.

Although Pope Francis already set Aug. 3 as the date to declare the sainthood of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, Pope Leo XIV ...

Update: White smoke poured from the chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday afternoon at the Vatican, indicating that the cardinal electors in the conclave had chosen a new pope.

A remarkable week for the Catholic Church. Cardinals meeting at the Vatican elected a new pope. And he's from the U.S., specifically Chicago - Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost.

A petition launched by a Munich priest to Pope Leo XIV calling for the dismissal of Cologne, Germany, archbishop Cardinal ...

Despite being the “princes” of the church, the cardinals are not exempt from excommunication if they violate the rules of the conclave.

On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, Leo XIV.

By Jed Nelson There are moments in history that are so important, so joyful or tragic that we remember exactly where we were ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, said Sunday in an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square that he hopes the ...