It’s a big decision that has the whole world watching and waiting. Who will be the next Pope? That’s the question the ...

When our St. Joseph Catholic High School loudspeaker announced in October 1978 that the next conclave chose Pope John Paul II ...

After celebrating his first Mass as pope, Leo XIV is slated to have a full schedule in the coming days. His next engagement ...

While faithful and mourners are gathering in St Peter's Square ... cardinals’ ballot papers. Black smoke indicates that no agreement has been reached while white smoke informs the world that ...

Black smoke from the chimney indicates no pope was elected, while white ... Joseph W. Tobin and late Marie Terese Kerwin. His ...

Black smoke from the chimney indicates no pope was elected, while white smoke demonstrates a ... Dan and Sara. While at St. Joseph's, Tobin applied to join the Redemptorists, who accepted him ...

This is Latin for “having had mercy and choosing him” — a phrase that Francis chose as his motto when he was elevated to ...

After voting, ballots are burned in a special stove — black smoke signals no decision, while white smoke means ... A line that stretches back to St. Peter and Jesus Every new pope is seen ...

Marcellus II and his 16th-century predecessor Adrian VI (reigned 1522-1523) are the only popes since 996 to keep their given ...

The pope's death comes one day after Francis, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a ...