Cardinals have returned to the Sistine Chapel for the second day of the secretive process to elect the next leader of the ...

The United States is home to 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any other nation ...

On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new ...

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

Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...

What happens during the interregnum period? Tom Reese, S.J., explains the time between one pope's death and the succession of ...

The inauguration Mass on May 18 will be the formal installation ceremony where Pope Leo XIV will receive the Fisherman’s Ring and the pallium as symbols of his papal office. The “taking possession” ...

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

In 2005, Benedict XVI was installed in Rome as the 265th Roman Catholic pope. In 2013, a building that housed clothing factories collapsed in Bangladesh, killing more than 1,000 people.

While Medieval Conclaves could extend for months and even years, the rules were tweaked by Pope John Paul II and Pope ...

For many centuries, new popes tended to choose the name of the pope who had elevated them to cardinal. John was the most popular, chosen by 23 popes, followed by Benedict and Gregory, each with 16.