VATICAN CITY — White smoke streamed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the 133 Roman Catholic cardinals ... the new leader of their church on the famous loggia ...

At the same time, the enormous bells of St. Peter's Basilica began to ring, tolling the news that the Catholic Church has a new pope. The crowd continues to build as many carry their countries' flags.

In many Catholic families ... and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. There are, at present, many legitimate ways of introducing the Rosary, in different parts of the Church and following different customs.

Pope Leo XIV’s election by the college of cardinals on Thursday surprised millions of Catholics around the world, including the former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See. Stream NBC 5 for free ...

Except for the resurrection on Easter, Holy Thursday is possibly one of the most important, complex, and profound days of celebration in the Catholic Church. Holy Thursday celebrates the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The College of Cardinals is set to elect the new universal leader of the Catholic Church since the conclave ... by a local bishop or by the Holy See. Two kinds of ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment of global ...

That Leo softened the church’s confrontational stance toward modernity, especially science and politics and laid the foundation for modern Catholic ... is it that the Holy Father is able to ...

Our conversation took place on the sidelines of a major Vatican assembly focused on church reform efforts ... him,” said Brother Mark O’Connor, a Catholic journalist who runs communications ...