All eyes will be on a small chimney on the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel today as the Catholic Church’s most senior leaders meet ...

Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline ...

Vatican City witnessed a historic moment on May 8, 2025, as white smoke emerged from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, ...

I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...

The new Pope, Leo XIV, has called in his first Mass at the Vatican for the Catholic Church to "desperately" counter a lack of faith. Speaking the day after he was elected as the 267th Pope and ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose ...

The Vatican’s Anima Mundi Ethnological Museum holds thousands of Indigenous artifacts that were taken from communities across Canada by Catholic missionaries a century ago.

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China has today congratulated Pope Leo XIV on his election to head the Catholic Church, saying Beijing hoped to continue 'constructive dialogue' with the Vatican. Foreign ministry spokesman Lin ...

May 7, a conclave will begin in the Vatican. This is a special gathering of cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church who are to ...

If you've seen Conclave, Edward Berger's excellent political thriller, you'll have some idea of what goes on behind the ...

Cardinals from around the world have elected the next pontiff, following the late Pope Francis' passing on 21 April. Follow ...