Pope Leo XIV gave a homily at a Mass a day after he was chosen to lead the Catholic Church. Here's what the new pontiff said, ...

After a pope dies, the College of Cardinals assumes governance of the Catholic Church. These cardinals, chosen by popes, ...

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

White smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney at the Vatican, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the ...

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commenced on ...

The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

Will cardinals continue Pope Francis' progressive ways or will they turn back the clock in favor of traditionalists?

With the passing of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to choose its next spiritual leader, a decision that ...

Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline ...