Cardinals charged with picking a new pope have taken their oath of secrecy inside the Sistine Chapel before beginning the ...

This piece was written yesterday, Wednesday, the 7th day of May, 2025 - a very important date not only for the Catholic Church but for the whole world.

Ed Martin, Donald Trump’s embattled pick for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, once told an AR-15-toting fringe ...

Rev. William J. Barber II, the prominent North Carolina pastor-civil rights activist-theology professor, fully embraced that approach last week, getting arrested in the Capitol Rotunda while praying ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

Cardinals held the Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice Mass (Latin: For the Election of the Roman Pontiff) — the final liturgical celebration before the conclave.

Rather than soot, the smoke contains microscopic droplets and fine solids that are transparent or white. The result is a ...

Following Pope Francis’ death, the Vatican begins the conclave to elect a new pope, with smoke signals from the Sistine Chapel marking the votes.

Critics of religious academies compare modern parental concerns over sexual ethics to mid-century racism. But the echo they ...

When a new pope is elected, there are two signs that mark that historic moment: the white smoke from the chimney of the ...