The pre-conclave sessions surfaced pressing concerns — and may hint at what kind of shepherd the cardinals hope to elect.

On YouTube, hundreds of thousands of viewers around the world are staring at an unmoving broadcast of the Sistine Chapel ...

COMMENTARY: Preaching, worship and charity aren’t rival qualities but form a unified mission — and the new pope must live and ...

As the cardinals discern the next pope, remember: your own election to sainthood has already been recorded in heaven. The ...

There is no Pope after the first day of the Conclave in the Vatican. The doors to the Sistine Chapel were closed as the ...

The ballots are burned after each vote and the smoke will emanate from the chimney that was built on top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke means a majority has not been reached and the voting will ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

Ahead of the 2025 conclave to find Pope Francis' successor, Catholic cardinals seemingly consulted Edward Berger's 2024 ...

Michigan native Joseph Tobin will help select Pope Francis' successor during the papal conclave that began May 7.

The world awaits the announcement of the next pope. On Wednesday, black smoke appeared in the sky at the Vatican, indicating that a new pope has not yet been selected.

Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel after Cardinals fail to elect pope - The smoke signals that the 133 cardinals have ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...