By Miran Sarkissian Pope Francis’ recent death and the inevitable Conclave of the Catholic Church’s cardinals to elect a new ...

It took 33 hours to choose a new pope. Three months after departed Lackawanna County Commissioner Matt McGloin abdicated his ...

Latter-day Saint scholar Matthew Bowman explains the similarities and differences in how Catholics pick their popes and ...

I was also in St. Peter’s Square covering the 2005 conclave that gave us Pope Benedict, and waiting to see who steps out onto ...

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne speaks about what surprised him about the conclave, praising Pope Leo XIV’s “warmth ...

Thursday marked an extremely important day in the Catholic Church, as Pope Leo XIV was chosen as its 267th leader. Leo XIV, ...

It was the first time Leo made public remarks in English, after he spoke in Italian and Spanish only in his first comments ...

Cardinal Prevost's time in Peru crucial for his election as pope New Pope ... of the discernment process," said Natalia ...

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

The ballots are burned after each vote and the smoke will emanate from the chimney that was built on top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke means a majority has not been reached and the voting will ...