Pope Leo XIV gave a homily at a Mass a day after he was chosen to lead the Catholic Church. Here's what the new pontiff said, ...

The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis ...

White smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney at the Vatican, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and ...

Per Catholic doctrine, only baptized, Catholic males are allowed to be priests, who can then go on to be cardinals. Only male cardinals under the age of 80 can vote in a conclave, and only men are ...

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

Will cardinals continue Pope Francis' progressive ways or will they turn back the clock in favor of traditionalists?

With the passing of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to choose its next spiritual leader, a decision that ...

Discover how the Catholic Church selects its next pope, including the secretive rituals of the papal conclave, key figures to watch in 2025, and the role of the Sistine Chapel.

The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...