White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.

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

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

Before he died, Pope Francis gave away the last of his personal savings to a cause he deeply cared about: bringing hope to ...

BLACK smoke has poured again from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel as the Conclave has not picked the next Pope. Two rounds of voting this morning could not produce a result for the next ...

The sale of a historic downtown Kansas City building will fuel an expansion for the city's oldest Catholic church. Historic ...

Intrigue, fashion, humility, faith—133 cardinal electors have descended on Rome to choose a new pope and their every move and ...

VATICAN CITY — A morning Mass was held in St. Peter’s Basilica hours before 133 cardinals begin the conclave to select the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Pope Francis left a lasting legacy, not least his appreciation for art. In his 2025 biography, “Hope,” Francis spoke of his admiration for the Baroque painter Caravaggio. He ...

Santiago—Getty Images President Donald Trump has some thoughts on who ... that Timothy Dolan will be elected pope,” Miles ...

Two historic artifacts were recently unearthed during exterior masonry restoration work at St. Patrick Church in Franklin, ...

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican announced that the conclave that will select the next pope will begin on May 7. More than 180 ...