On the final day of official mourning for the death of Pope Francis, the late pontiff was remembered as someone who was ...

When Jorge Bergoglio chose the name Francis upon becoming pope, it was a tribute to his favorite saint. Others took ...

As the conclave to elect the next pope begins Wednesday at the Vatican, four candidates have emerged as clear ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, ...

The Catholic Church is less Eurocentric, with its growth in Africa, South and Central America, and particularly Asia, said ...

But the first thing I’d look for is a disciple, a believer in Jesus, and who has the capacity to proclaim the Resurrection in ...

According to Universi Dominici Gregis, the apostolic constitution regulating the “sede vacante,” the College of Cardinals ...

G.K. Chesterton wrote of St. Francis of Assisi, “But after all, this man was a man and not half a dozen men. What seems ...

One-hundred thirty-three cardinals, mostly chosen by the late Pope Francis, are set to begin voting on Wednesday. A 2/3 majority is needed to elect a new pope. Copyright 2025 KWCH. All rights reserved ...

The cardinals who enter the Sistine Chapel use smoke signals to let the outside world know when a new pope has been chosen.