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The death of Pope Francis paves the way for one of the most secretive events in human history, as depicted in the papal thriller "Conclave." ...
When the conclave ends and the 267th pope appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, he will be introduced by a new name that could signal what the coming era for the Catholic Church might ...
The Catholic Church has elected the first American pope to succeed Francis. Here's who he is. BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS May 8, 2025 Updated May 8, 2025 3 min to read ...
WATCH: Tulsa parish marks conclave by praying for a more inclusive Catholic Church We asked Shawnee if he would say the Church is at a crossroads right now, to which he said, "I think it is.” ...
“The spirit never takes us somewhere and opens us up only to shut us down,” said Stan “J.R.” Zerkowski, pastoral associate at the Historic St. Paul Catholic Church in downtown Lexington.
That’s the question the Catholic Church is trying to answer as the conclave ended its first day without a decision on Wednesday. There are 133 Cardinals taking part in the conclave in Vatican City.
The conclave later announced that Cardinal Robert F. Prevost was chosen as the new leader of the Catholic Church — which has around 1.4 billion members worldwide.
Pope Leo XIV accepted a gift of an Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl Champions hat from the city's Archbishop Nelson Jesus Pérez ...
Millions of people around the world were stunned when Pope Leo XIV was elected earlier this year, but one Vatican correspondent wasn't.
People around the world are waiting for the new pope to be selected. Monsignor Scott Friend of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church talked about how the church handles this process.
This time in the Catholic church is a combination of mourning, trepidation, and excitement over who will become the new leader of the church, which counts more than 1.4 billion parishioners worldwide.