White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Church on the ...

When the cardinals vote, they burn their ballots and send up smoke to signal their decision: white smoke to show they have ...

After the white smoke cleared, Brown papal historian David Kertzer reflected on the significance of an American pope, how the ...

A two-day conclave has come to an end with the election of Pope Leo XIV, successor to Pope Francis and the first American ...

As white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 6:08 p.m. May 8 in Vatican City, University of Iowa Catholic Studies ...

In her latest column installment, Chan analyzes the rise of conservative Christian nationalism and reflects on why the new ...