Catholics had become conditioned to believe the conventional wisdom that an American would never be elected pope, writes ...

Five of the more conservative U.S. cardinals were initially skeptical of Robert Prevost, whom they viewed as a more moderate ...

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has told those advocating for election of an African Pope that it not a regular electoral process like that of Nigeria. The cleric emphasized that ...

“Conclave” the movie provides a gripping, if fictional, behind-the-scenes look inside the secretive election of a new pope. But last year’s real-life conclave was just as dramatic, with plenty of plot ...

Pope Leo XIV wears a Chicago White Sox baseball cap during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican ...

From the Camerlengo formally calling out the Pope’s baptismal name three times to confirm ...