(NEXSTAR) – At the final Mass at the Vatican Wednesday before the secretive conclave process officially kicked off, a sea of red and purple ... the suffering of Jesus Christ, imitating the ...

"This is more than a Catholic triumph; it’s a cultural watershed for the United States," writes Christopher Hale.

After that unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime experience of being a participant in a conclave with 132 other brother cardinals ...

(NEXSTAR) — At the final Mass at the Vatican on Wednesday before the secretive conclave process officially kicked off, a sea of red and purple robes were ... is seen as a way to honor the suffering of ...

Asked whether it was unexpected for an American to be elected, Father Reese said: “Oh yeah, shocking.” Robert Prevost, who has just been announced as the new pope, will be known as Pope Leo XIV.