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 ...

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

To the pastor of one New York City church, who gave a double thumbs up after Thursday evening’s Mass, it seemed the Holy ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan provided an inside look at how church officials select a new pope as members prepare for a conclave following the death of Pope Francis. The archbishop of New York joined ...

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 ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Before the cardinals meet in the Sistine Chapel for the Conclave, there will be a special mass where they ask the holy spirit to guide their decision. Other Catholic churches ...

As for the U.S.-China talks, the Swiss leader alluded to the election of the first U.S.-born pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, and quipped: "I said to Secretary Bessent that apparently the Holy Spirit was in ...