VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds ...

"Where there is room for the human person, there is room for God," the pope said in his homily on Dec. 24 in St. Peter's ...

Following the recent death of Pope Francis, the world caught a rare glimpse into one of the most secretive rituals on the planet: the election of a new pope. The centuries-old process, known as the ...

As Medill sophomore Ashley Wong watched the 2024 film “Conclave” on her laptop Thursday, the other half of her screen played a live broadcast about the real one. Pope Leo XIV was elected Thursday to ...

A new papal election — known as the conclave — is set to begin following Pope Francis' death. The method the Catholic Church uses to elect its leader has stayed almost the same for 800 years.

Following the death of Pope Francis on Monday, April 21, at the age of 88, more than 1 billion Catholics around the world wait with baited breath for the white smoke to emit from the Sistine Chapel, ...

Ralph Fiennes has many questions for Pope Leo XIV. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, the Oscar nominee, 62, was asked about Leo, 69, watching his 2024 film “Conclave” before he was elected ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It was an exciting day for students from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. On Wednesday, the children got to meet their hometown pope. Video showed ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church has chosen a date to elect its new leader, in a process virtually unchanged in 800 years. The system is known as the ‘Papal Conclave,’ and is a ...