The potential influence of the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics attracts the attention of the secular world as well.

At the end of the Mass, the cardinals and congregation sang the Regina Caeli, the traditional Easter hymn to the Blessed ...

As the cardinals gather in conclave beginning today, May 7, the Church and all people of goodwill are invited to pray this ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

U.S Cardinal Daniel DiNardo prepares to leave the Pontifical North American College ahead of the conclave, in Rome, Italy, on ...

Throughout the 20th century, only two conclaves lasted up to five days − Pope Pius X's election in 1903 and Pope Pius XI's ...

Beginning Thursday, the cardinals will hold four votes each day: two in the morning and two in the afternoon. Each round of ...

The cardinals will return to the Sistine Chapel Thursday morning for two voting sessions before noon (Rome time) and two more in the afternoon.

The election for a new pope continues as black smoke above the Sistine Chapel signals that the cardinals have cast their ...

Here's how it works, a list of contenders to become the next pope and how many conclaves there have been in the last 100 ...

A Filipino seminarian was the cross-bearer in the Holy Mass for the Papal conclave at the St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican ...