Pope Leo XIV is the youngest pope we have had since Pope St. John Paul II. At 69, he is only a little older than his prolific ...

One of the UK’s most senior Catholic leaders has called on people to pray for himself and other cardinals as they embark on the secret voting process to elect a new pope.

led the cardinals in prayer at 4:30 p.m. May 7 in the Apostolic Palace’s Pauline Chapel, just a short distance from the Sistine Chapel. “The whole church, united with us in prayer, insistently invokes ...

According to Vatican rules, the process of electing a new pope should begin between 15 and 20 days after the pontiff’s death. The Vatican confirmed the conclave will begin on Wednesday, May 7.

When the cardinals gather in the Pauline Chapel and process to the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin the ... So we invoke the Holy Spirit to come down with his gifts upon the cardinals ...

By Steve Benen About a week ago, just days after Pope Francis’ funeral, a reporter asked Donald Trump for his thoughts on the Roman Catholic church’s next leader. “I’d like to be pope ...

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The St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School now argues that the trio of cases leads unavoidably to a ruling that would require states to finance religious public charter schools.

The conclave to elect a new pope, scheduled to begin May 7, is governed by two texts ... invokes the grace of the Holy Spirit so that we elect a worthy pastor of the entire flock of Christ." ...

California, home to beautiful coastlines, majestic redwoods, and arid deserts, also has its fair share of unusually named towns, according to a recent report from World Atlas. Here are the seven ...

Between then and the election of the new pope, the camerlengo administers the “goods and temporal rights” of the Holy See ... cardinals by Pope Francis, according to Vatican statistics.

VATICAN CITY — As the Catholic Church mourns the loss of Pope ... recalled the words of the preacher of the papal household: "The Holy Spirit has chosen the next pope. Your job is simple ...