A papal conclave blends the political and the spiritual, cardinals and theologians say. Here, in Catholic belief, is how the ...

When the cardinals gather in the Pauline Chapel and process to the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin the process of choosing a ...

Switzerland’s president has lamented “disappointing” talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary that did not ...

That discernment "is the process of the conclave," he said. "And that's very much where the prayer and the influence of the Holy Spirit (comes in), because the Holy Spirit not only gives us eyes to ...

Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit and recognizing that millions of people all over the world were praying for them, 133 ...

On what was Good Shepherd Sunday, Father Farrell, turning to Cardinal Krajewski, told the poor gathered in the chapel: "Our ...

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

The full text in English of the homily given by Pope Leo XIV during the Mass of Inauguration of the Petrine Ministry May 18, ...

Without fear, united, hand in hand with God and among ourselves ... entrusting our new Holy Father to the guidance of the ...

So, it is the Holy Spirit that chooses the Pope ... brothers and sisters working hand in hand for the progress of all. What does not suit the old church, may suit the young church.