The most senior members of the Catholic Church have begun the process of choosing a successor to the late Pope Francis. The cardinal electors gathered inside the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on ...

This story was updated with Carmelita Johnson’s court appearance on Thursday. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Two adults have been charged in relation to a crimes involving juveniles in ...

As the conclave to select a new pope begins, LGBTQ Catholics hope that whoever is picked will finish the inclusion work Pope Francis started more than 20 years ago. Pope Francis, who died at 88 ...

She had been in the square for hours, but there was no sign of disappointment on her face as the first night ended with no new pope. “It was a historic and surreal moment. When the door of the ...

Share full article Black smoke rises from a chimney indicating that a new pope has not been chosen. Visitors in St. Peter’s Square waited for hours after the conclave began. Tiziana Fabi/Agence ...

Since the death of Pope Francis on April 21, a total of 220 cardinals -- the church's highest-ranking clergy -- have gathered in Rome to mourn the loss of the former pontiff and begin the secret ...

By Ruth Graham Ruth Graham reports on religion. She gasped when the pope initiated a duel. Of all the contenders to be the next pope, Danny Kind might not be an obvious choice. His shaggy hair is ...

After two rounds of voting, ballots are burned in a special stove — black smoke signals no decision, while white smoke means a new pope has been chosen. The Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will ...

Vatican Media, via Associated Press The first papal conclave in more than a decade began just over two weeks after the death of Pope Francis. Tiziana Fabi/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images ...

Once the conclave begins, cardinals are not allowed to leave the Vatican until a two-thirds majority agrees on the next pope. Phones, internet, television and any contact outside the Vatican walls ...

"It looks like Pope Francis brought us together." Father James Martin said these words to me as we embraced at Pope Francis' funeral in Rome on April 26. The priest is surely the most famous ...