The cumulative weight of the Gospels leans in the direction of empathy for and solidarity with whoever is most in need of ...

An open-topped popemobile carrying Pope Leo XIV drove through St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday morning, ahead of ...

The world seems to hold its breath when the cardinals enter the conclave to the hymn Veni Creator Spiritus (Come Holy Spirit, Creator blest). Which of these men dressed in red will appear on the b ...

I, too, address the world's great powers by repeating the ever-present call: ‘never again war,’” Leo said from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica.

American cardinals who voted in the conclave played down the significance of the new pope’s roots in the United States, saying his service to the poor and the church had propelled him to the papacy.

Black smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic ...

With a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting, the conclave to elect Pope ...

This piece was written yesterday, Wednesday, the 7th day of May, 2025 - a very important date not only for the Catholic Church but for the whole world.

“The papal conclave…is a sacred event grounded in the belief the Holy Spirit guides the cardinals in choosing the ... This year, potential candidates come from around the world, and the key question ...

When a new pope is selected, the Vatican will release white smoke into the air. Wooward says it was a tragedy to lose Pope Francis, and the Catholic Diocese of Jackson is praying a new pope is chosen ...

Come, Holy Spirit. The process of selecting a pope is fully a blend of the political and the spiritual, theologians and cardinals say, an effort to take all the humanness and experiences of the ...