SMOKE SIGNAL — In just a few hours, 133 men will pray, convene and begin a series of votes that could shape the course of human history. So will begin the much-awaited conclave to select the successor ...

The Vatican is streaming live views of St. Peter's Square on its YouTube channel, NBC offers a "smoke cam" and CNN created a 3D visualization.

Dozens gathered for Mass on Tuesday morning at the Archdiocese of Boston’s pastoral center to reflect on Pope Francis’ legacy and the future of the Church.

The papacy is not the presidency. The conclave is not a campaign. Understanding the future of the Catholic Church requires ...

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more traditional path.

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Jason Horowitz and Emma Bubola Reporting from Rome and Vatican City The death of Pope Francis last ...

President Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada met yesterday in Washington, their first meeting since Carney won a stunning election victory on an anti-Trump platform. They sparred over the ...

The process of electing the next pope begins Wednesday in Vatican City with the voting members of the College of Cardinals ...

The President recently joked that he wants to be the next Pope. Remember, he also joked about being a dictator on “day one.” That turned out not to be a joke. His joke about the papacy is not a joke ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope, including Daniel ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope, including Omaha native ...