Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.

"Holy father, I dare tell you that all of Mexico congratulates you and is with you," Aguiar Retes says he told Pope XIV.

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next pontiff at the conclave.

In her latest column installment, Chan analyzes the rise of conservative Christian nationalism and reflects on why the new ...

Pope Leo XIV Thursday met with members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors to get an update about their ...

White smoke was witnessed emerging from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, in a direct signal that a new pope has already been elected. The name of the pope has yet to be announced by ...

Very recently, history was made not only in Rome, but also in America. When the white smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel and ...

COMMENTARY: Not since 1808, when Bishop John Carroll was elevated to serve the see of Baltimore, has the Catholic Church in ...

Pope Leo XIV greets Silviu Vexler, president of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania, during a ceremony honoring ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and "clavis," meaning "together" and "key," respectively – highlighting the absolute, ...

Pope Leo XIV in his speech Monday called Blessed Iuliu Hossu “a symbol of fraternity transcending all ethnic and religious ...

As white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 6:08 p.m. May 8 in Vatican City, University of Iowa Catholic Studies ...