A bell is also rung, part of the ritual introduced when Pope Benedict XVI was elected, which confirms the smoke is white and ...

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.

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 ...

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

In this first part of the discourse on the Bread of Life, Jesus reveals the substance of his word and teaching as nourishment ...

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

Michigan native Joseph Tobin will help select Pope Francis' successor during the papal conclave that began May 7.

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Next Pope is ‘everybody’s guess’ before Cardinals gather for oath of secrecy and first vote - Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin ...

With work featured in exhibitions at MoMA. SCAD, and Bath’s Holburne Museum, Diedrick Brackens is having a major moment.

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

When the cardinals gather in the Pauline Chapel and process to the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin the process of choosing a new pope, they call upon the assistance of the Holy Spirit as they sing ...