A man prays in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican May 7, 2025, while waiting for smoke to rise from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel as cardinals begin the conclave to elect a new pope. (CNS ...

As cardinals prepare to vote, several Catholics in the New Orleans area are praying for the conclave.While the world awaits a new pope, Catholics from near and far, including Lisa Janusa, are ...

The first papal conclave in more than a decade is taking place at the Vatican. Many Catholics in New York City and beyond joined in prayer Wednesday to seek divine guidance for the cardinals at the ...

As the cardinals gather in conclave beginning today, May 7, the Church and all people of goodwill are invited to pray this prayer given by the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word: Holy Spirit, ...

Cardinals celebrate the Mass "Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice" ("for the election of the Roman pontiff") in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 7, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) A word from the ...

Red-robed cardinals assembled in the Vatican on Wednesday to pray, shortly before being locked in to elect a new pope to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. A total of 133 cardinal electors are ...

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 ...

As the cardinals prepare to enter into the Sistine Chapel to vote on the next supreme pontiff May 7, faithful across the world are watching in anticipation. Host of the "Bible in a Year" and ...