Bishops took to social media to share their joy over the election. U.S. bishops on Thursday hailed the election of former ...

White smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel today at 6:09 p.m. Rome time, signaling the College of Cardinals has ...

The odds of two Spanish cardinals being elected are reportedly rising, at least according to some Spanish media. They are ...

To ensure the secrecy of each vote, scrutineers collect the folded ballot papers from the cardinal electors and place them ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the 267th pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV White ...

This document, which was amended by Benedict XVI before his resignation from the papacy in 2013, stipulates that violating ...

Marcellus II and his 16th-century predecessor Adrian VI (reigned 1522-1523) are the only popes since 996 to keep their given ...

Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals are gathering on the first day of the ...

The Register, the only Catholic newspaper to have received an interview with the newly elected ‘pontiff,’ heard from ‘Pope ...

Beginning Thursday, the cardinals will hold four votes each day: two in the morning and two in the afternoon. Each round of ...

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

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