The potential influence of the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics attracts the attention of the secular world as well.

Groups representing survivors made last-minute appeals for the next pontiff to definitively resolve the crisis, which has ...

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SoCal LGBTQ+ Catholics saw Pope Francis’ stance on homosexuality as a strong defense against discrimination in the church ...

Among those secluded at the Sistine Chapel and its environs during the papal conclave to select the successor to Pope Francis ...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel's chimney on Wednesday, signaling that the College of Cardinals had not elected a pope.

The conclave to select Pope Francis’s successor began Wednesday. Here’s what to know about the process, what happens when a ...

Sixteen days after Francis's death, cardinals from around the world have shut themselves away for as long as it takes to vote ...

Black smoke was observed during the end of the first day of the conclave at 21:00, hours after the doors of the Sistine ...

Costa Rica’s Catholics pray for the 2025 conclave as 133 cardinals elect the next pope. Learn how the nation’s bishops and ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

The black smoke confirmed the 133 cardinal electors sequestered inside had not reached the required two-thirds majority — at ...