On the ceiling of the chapel where the cardinals elected Pope Leo XIV is Michelangelo’s kaleidoscopic signifier of a time when Francis’s vision of an inclusive church would have seemed not radical at ...

Mass was held in St. Peter’s Basilica hours before 133 cardinals began the conclave to select the man who will replace Pope Francis as the next pontiff.

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

As cardinals gather at the Sistine Chapel to begin voting for a successor to Pope Francis, there is no single frontrunner, and it remains unclear whether the new pope will align with Francis’s more ...

Catholics are watching as the 2025 papal conclave is set to begin, following the death of Pope Francis. The new Pope will inherit a Church shaped by reforms.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, delivering a passionate speech that ...

The conclave on Thursday elected a new pope after white smoke was seen rising from the Sistine Chapel, but the new pope has ...

In a process shrouded in secrecy, the Sacred College of Cardinals is gearing up to elect Pope Francis' successor inside the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, renowned for its extensive Renaissance art ...

It's the first full day of the conclave to find a replacement for Pope Francis, with this morning's inconclusive pair of ...

The crowd in St. Peter’s Square erupted in cheers. The name will be announced later, when a top cardinal utters the words “Habemus papam!” Latin for “We have a pope!” ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke ...

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 ...