White or black smoke could be expected around 7-8 p.m. local time (1-2 p.m. ET). If a final decision isn't made the first day, people can expect the next smoke signal to be shared mid-morning the ...

Becoming pope was a big deal for a cardinal and his family. Leading candidates known as papabili (pope-ables) began ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

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On the first day of the conclave, cardinals took their oaths, heard a meditation from Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, and cast ...

A consortium of regional business, real estate, community and education leaders will participate in a symposium May 22 to begin working toward implementing housing solutions in Southwest Virginia and ...

Where Christians are "mocked, opposed, despised or at best tolerated and pitied" is where the Catholic Church's "missionary ...

The conclave to elect the next pope is now underway at the Vatican. The cardinals — the prelates who are just below the pope ...

Crowds of Catholics and curious tourists in St Peter’s Square on Thursday trained their eyes on the Sistine Chapel to watch for white smoke as cardinals tasked with choosing a n ...

Read the full transcript of Leo's first message to supporters around the world Leo appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on May 8 after white smoke ... for the 1.4 billion ...