The modality for choosing a PopeTHE election of a Pope, known as the papal conclave, is one of the most solemn and secretive ...

Should the current standards of secrecy around papal conclaves continue? Or should it be tweaked or even done away with? The Register contacted 170 bishops in the United States as well as Catholic ...

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David on Wednesday shared his experience as a cardinal-elector at the recently concluded concluded ...

The last three pontiffs each chose very different paths between Rome and home.

On this week's "Mormon Land" podcast, a Latter-day Saint historian and a Catholic archivist discuss how the two religions pick their top leaders.

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican began the conclave process to elect the new pope. Some students studying at ...

Sure, Pope Leo XIV's beloved White Sox stand less of a chance to win the World Series in 2025 than the return of Jesus Christ ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

Odds-makers likely had an easier time 20 years ago, when Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger stepped onto the balcony overlooking St.

A tribute to Pope Leo XIV is displayed before a White Sox game inside the Rate Field baseball stadium in Chicago May 9. The screen incorrectly stated that Leo is the 268th pope (he is the 267th). (OSV ...

In the wake of the death of Pope Francis, Inside Edition's Mary Calvi traveled to Rome to cover the election of the new pope.