"Even though we didn’t actually see the smoke or see the new pope, the feeling of being there, it was in everybody's heart.

Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, issuing an appeal for Gaza, which he calls ...

In just over 24 hours and after at least four separate ballots, 133 cardinals reached a historic consensus beneath the frescoed ceiling of the Sistine Chapel—and the world heard the long-awaited words ...

Following Pope Francis’s passing on April 21 and the election of Pope Leo on May 8, many people have wondered where the ...

Between the excitement over Pope Leo XIV and the Jubilee celebrations, Rome is the place to be this summer. The travel ...

The modality for choosing a PopeTHE election of a Pope, known as the papal conclave, is one of the most solemn and secretive ...

Cardinal-electors take an oath to maintain “absolute and perpetual secrecy” concerning “all matters directly or indirectly ...

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David on Wednesday shared his experience as a cardinal-elector at the recently concluded concluded ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

Once Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the news anchors and reporters and podcasters – and anyone else ...

Less than one month after he broke Vatican rules while touring the sacred city, U.S. Vice President JD Vance has once again ...

The moment comes after Vance allegedly broke Vatican protocol when he took a trip to the grand Sistine Chapel, famously home ...