Cardinals will gather on May 7 in a conclave in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to elect a new Pope, days after Pope Francis ...

Cardinal Peter Erdo arrives to lead a mass at his titular church of Santa Francesca Romana in Rome, Sunday, May 4, 2025 ...

Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries will begin electing a pope this week in the most geographically diverse ...

Trump’s AI-generated pope image sparks backlash from New York Catholic leaders, with outrage growing ahead of the papal conclave.

The universal church is on full display during the waiting-for-white-smoke period. Watchers who gather at St. Peter's Square ...

"And so it is what is, I guess, but it's very unfortunate," said Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob. "It's a very serious ...

The chimney on the Sistine Chapel is up, and voting to elect the next pope will begin on Wednesday afternoon, May 7. Here is ...

When asked about the image, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York who is friendly with Trump, said "it wasn't ...

It’s been almost a half a century since questions could be shut down with the verity: “Is the Pope Italian?” In that time, ...

At Masses across Rome and socioeconomic lines, Catholics prayed the next pope focuses on poverty and peace days before the ...

While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

Catholic cardinals are eligible to participate in the conclave, but two have indicated they will not attend. Two of these cardinals are from the Tri-State Area -- Timothy Cardinal Dolan from the ...