Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church on the second day of the conclave. His papal ...

The 2025 papal conclave is underway. Who will be the new pope when the white smoke settles? Who is the odds-on favorite? Are ...

The first day of the conclave ended without a decision on the next pope. Here's what's next for the cardinal electors.

Should the Catholic Church welcome gay families? Should it welcome women at the altar? As 133 cardinals prepare for the 2025 ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...

Get the latest updates from the 2025 Papal Conclave, as the cardinals have now cast their votes for the new pope. Following ...

The process of choosing a successor to the late Pope Francis, and shaping the future of the Catholic Church, has begun.

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday evening, indicating that no pope was elected on the conclave’s ...

On the afternoon of Thursday, May 8, white smoke from the Sistine Chapel's chimney billowed into the sky, prompting waves of ...

May 6, 2025 • As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes are on the Sistine ...

Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- ...