As someone who's studied negotiation and also served eight years in uniform in ... to elevate a Catholic leader who is a uniter will only be possible if the cardinals can prevail over their ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost appears after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church ... A marching brass band in blue uniforms led a contingent of Swiss guards through the crowd ...

Update: White smoke poured from the chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday afternoon at the Vatican, indicating that the cardinal electors in the conclave had chosen a new pope.

Cardinals from 70 countries have gathered at the Vatican to elect a new Pope in the most diverse conclave in history.

The papal conclave, a gathering of 130 Roman Catholic cardinals who will elect the successor to Pope Francis, begins on May 7. No matter whom they choose, his place in church history is already ...