Special Report 26:05. Most U.S. Catholics say they rely on the pope and the Church's teachings for difficult moral questions, ...

While the cardinals are known to wear their scarlet red attire, some individuals involved in conclave proceedings were seen ...

With the papal conclave underway, Maureen H. O’Connell writes that the cardinals who elect his successor should keep in mind ...

White smoke will soon rise again from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling a new era of leadership in the Catholic Church — ...

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that began on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of the ...

A Pew Research Center study conducted in 2024 found that for every American who converts to Catholicism, another 8.4 leave.

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals ...

This, then — love it or leave it — is what popes are for, according to the Catechism: keeping the bishops in step, keeping ...

The secretive and centuries-old ritual to elect a new pope began Wednesday morning. This conclave is the most geographically ...

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the ...

Catholic cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican on Wednesday for the start of the conclave, the ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...