Here is a list of the garments you may see the new pope wearing once he steps out onto the central balcony of St. Peter’s ...

Red is the liturgical color for the Novendiales Masses, which follow the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis (2024). While the Masses are open to the public, each day traditionally focuses on a ...

Red is the liturgical color for the Novendiales Masses, which follow the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis (2024). While the Masses are open to the public, each day traditionally focuses on a ...

The dazzling red, symbolising the blood of Christ, is the color that marks cardinals out from lower-ranking prelates ...

If you have never seen the uniforms of the Vatican’s Swiss Guard — personal bodyguards to the pope — imagine that St. Peter’s ...

If there is a Mount Rushmore of gospel music legacy, Andraé Crouch is on it. He is widely credited with creating the “praise and worship” genre.

The papal conclave will take place as usual in the hallowed space of the Sistine Chapel. What is the history of this famous ...

Cardinals held the Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice Mass (Latin: For the Election of the Roman Pontiff) — the final liturgical celebration before the conclave.

St. Margaret of Cortona’s story sounds surprisingly modern: cohabitation, heartbreak, single motherhood — and yet, her ...

The color of vestment to be used is the color of the liturgical season," according to the guidelines. "The tolling of the bells of St. Peter's Basilica accompanies the public acknowledgement of the ...

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new pope has been elected.

The conclave to select the next pope kicks off with the Latin phrase for “outside, all.” What happens next will be a mystery ...