Following Pope Francis's passing, the Vatican is abuzz as cardinals gather to elect his successor. The conclave, a secretive ...

In the video player above, you can hear the bells at the Cathedral of the Assumption in downtown Louisville. We also heard ...

The ring and seal are destroyed or nulled after a pope’s death to prevent their future misuse to seal official documents.

Pope Francis has been laid to rest, the conclave has been assembled and, after due deliberation by the participating ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected pope, the first time an American has led the Roman Catholic Church. Provost, 69, ...

Pope Leo XIV, 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago, was chosen as the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics ...

White smoke streamed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the 133 cardinals inside have ...

After days of deliberations, the 133 red-robed cardinals gathered from across the globe have reached a consensus on who will ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is elected Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first American and North American pontiff ...

Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

White smoke streamed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the 133 cardinals inside have ...