With the passing of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to choose its next spiritual leader, a decision that ...

Here's when we could see smoke -- and a new pope -- now that the conclave is getting underway in Vatican City.

The papal conclave begins Wednesday, May 7. There's no timeline for it to conclude. A new Pope could be selected in a matter of hours, days, weeks or even years. The voting is done in secrecy, with ...

Pope Leo XIV gave a homily at a Mass a day after he was chosen to lead the Catholic Church. Here's what the new pontiff said, ...

As cardinals from Myanmar to Malta ready themselves for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis sought to drag ...

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

File photo of a Swiss Guard during a diplomatic visit. Discover how the Catholic Church selects its next pope, including the secretive rituals of the papal conclave, key figures to watch in 2025, and ...

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S. conservative opposition to reform.

For the first time, an American will lead the Catholic Church. On Thursday, the Vatican revealed that Cardinal Robert Prevost ...

A papal conclave is an ancient electoral process through the Catholic Church where those under the age of 80 in the College of Cardinals vote to elect a new pontiff. The conclave began in the ...