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 ...

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

Fr. Schmidt says in past centuries, some conclaves have lasted for months, but no conclave has lasted more than four days ...

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

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

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

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo led the Sioux City diocese as bishop for six years during the early 2000s. The 75-year-old is ...

Sixteen days after the reign of Pope Francis ended with his death on Easter Monday, the Catholic Church is looking to the future. The papal conclave got underway Wednesday afternoon in Rome ...

Omaha native Blase Cupich is back in the States after attending the conclave in Rome last week. He's one of the 251 cardinals in the world. Cupich spent six years working with Robert Prevost, who's ...

The process of choosing a pope will have little if any of the zero-sum scheming common among bitterly divided U.S.

The world’s Catholics (and Gen Zs on the internet) welcomed a new pope last week. Here’s a cultural guide for those still intrigued by the papacy.