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

Cardinals return for second day of election to choose new pope after black smoke on first night - A successor to Pope Francis ...

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.

Jeff Hood, a priest living in North Little Rock, has witnessed nine executions. As a spiritual adviser to men on death row, ...

Back in Cannes with a buzzy new movie, ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ and his usual swagger, Spike Lee is bringing the Brooklyn fight to ...

Anna Swartwood House, University of South Carolina (THE CONVERSATION) The portrayal of Jesus as a white, European man ... a fictive parapet and a plain black background and signed “Antonello ...

Cardinals in the secret conclave are entering a second day of discussions on Thursday after their first round of voting to ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them ...

The White House shared a glimpse of the press secretary's pre-briefing routine in a video posted to X on Friday afternoon. "Lord Jesus, please give us the strength, the knowledge, the ability to ...