Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said in a post to X on Wednesday that he and the other North American cardinals will bring the "in ...

A Pew Research Center study conducted in 2024 found that for every American who converts to Catholicism, another 8.4 leave.

Catholic cardinal electors from five continents are gathering at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to select the next pope.

Here are some things to know about the election of the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church, which has 1.4 billion faithful ...

Cardinals have handed in their mobile phones and taken oaths of secrecy as they begin the secret Conclave to decide the next ...

World: A major factor in this conclave is Pope Francis’ deep influence on the group choosing his successor. Of the 133 voting ...

Among the massive crowds of people waiting for the first round of smoke to emanate from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, ...

Catholic cardinals who will choose the next pope were locked behind the heavy wood doors of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, ...

The South Korean cardinal is one of the most likely candidates to succeed Pope Francis as head of the Vatican.

Robert Harris, author of Conclave, says the politics of electing a new pope aren't that different from reality TV show The Traitors.

The faithful of Sacred Heart Parish in Hidalgo, Texas, gather with bishops, priests and deacons for a special Mass in 2018 to ...

White smoke means a new pope has been chosen, while black smoke signals that a two-thirds majority vote has not yet been reached.