Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful ...

Pope Leo XIV said “Peace be with you” in his first words as pope, offering a message of peace and dialogue “without fear.” ...

Plumes of white smoke streaming from a Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday signaled that a new leader of the Roman Catholic ...

With no candidate securing the necessary two-thirds majority, or 89 votes, the world will need to wait longer for a new ...

Charles Warner, who left a biomedical engineering career to pursue priesthood, helped distribute Holy Communion at Pope ...

All eyes are on Vatican City Tuesday with just over a day to go until the start of the papal conclave to elect the 267th pope ...

Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as ...

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

The 133 cardinals are expected to vote again in the morning after spending the night sequestered at the Vatican residences.

Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers, were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, who will become Pope Leo XIV, appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after the conclave ...

Thousands of people have gathered in Vatican Square to witness the first appearance of the newly elected pope. White smoke was released from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday evening, ...