Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, issuing an appeal for Gaza, which he calls ...

The ritual for electing a new pope took social media by storm this week as content creators reacted to the ancient tradition ...

It took just two days for the College of Cardinals to elect a new Pope less than a month after the death of Francis ...

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As Pope Leo settles into the job, he signals what's ahead for the new papacy, taking action on the vision he sketched out in a 500-word speech.

The chimney of the Sistine Chapel, used to signal the election of a new pope, was dismantled on Saturday as faithul continued ...

Throughout the 20th century, only two conclaves lasted up to five days − Pope Pius X's election in 1903 and Pope Pius XI's election in 1922.

The Catholic church's eligible cardinals are behind closed doors in the Sistine Chapel for a secret vote to elect a successor ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has become the Catholic Church’s new pope. His election was announced by the Vatican on Thursday afternoon, with the newly elected pope stepping out to address those gath ...

(CNS/Vatican Media ... informs the people in St. Peter's Square that the election has taken place and announces the name of the new pope: "Habemus Papam," Latin for "We have a pope." ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, has something in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy. He’s been in positions of ...

The Kremlin is unenthusiastic about President Donald Trump’s proposal for the Vatican to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Trump proposed in a Monday statement on social media that ...