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 ...

The papal conclave begins Wednesday, May 7. There's no timeline for it to conclude. A new Pope could be selected in a matter of hours, days, weeks or even years. The voting is done in secrecy, with ...

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

White smoke from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that the cardinals have selected the next leader of the Catholic Church.

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And they will determine whether the adage "fat pope, thin pope" holds true or whether the next leader of the Catholic Church ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

The question facing the conclave is whether the cardinals want to continue in the direction set by Pope Francis.

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

Catholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect a new pope.

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

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, ...