As 133 cardinals were sequestered in the Sistine Chapel where they would vote for a new leader of the Catholic Church, the ...

In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals ...

The ideological center of the wealthiest, most powerful country would appear to justify a cardinal. What factors are at play?

The eyes of the globe are on the Vatican as the conclave to elect the next pope is about to begin, and New York's Timothy ...

As the conclave gets underway, eyes are searching for the billowing white smoke that signals Habemus Papam: “We have a pope.” ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...

The first papal conclave in 12 years begins on Wednesday at the Vatican after a morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. At 4:30 ...

The United States counts 10 cardinals among the 133 eligible to vote for the successor to Pope Francis, including two from ...

In a mix of fascination, irreverence and possible blasphemy, social media platforms have been flooded with videos and memes ...

Two of the 10 U.S. cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a new pope are from the tristate area: Cardinal Timothy ...

It’s Danny Kind, and he’s not even Catholic. But he’s in a college class that simulated the conclave of 1492. (There were ...