What happens when a pope dies? Who picks the next one—and how? From locked doors to smoke signals, discover the secretive process behind the papal conclave.

On Thursday afternoon, white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City as Catholics and non-Catholics alike around the world watched with great interest to see who would be chosen as the ...

On Thursday afternoon, white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City as Catholics and non-Catholics alike around the world watched with great interest to see who would be chosen as the ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

“Robert Prevost was a missionary bishop who gave himself fully to his people and who played an important role in the church of his new country, Peru. In fact, he became a Peruvian citizen,” Canadian ...

I, too, address the world's great powers by repeating the ever-present call: ‘never again war,’” Leo said from the loggia of ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

The ritual for electing a new pope took social media by storm this week as content creators reacted to the ancient tradition ...

A cute brick house in a south Chicago suburb has been blessed with a substantial bump in value, thanks to Pope Leo.

Msgr. Rick Hilgartner, with the Archdiocese of Baltimore, reflects on the significance of the first North American pope.

As tens of thousands of people gathered in Rome to watch Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV make his first introduction to the world, Milwaukee Catholics rejoiced at a Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the ...

Leo is a member of the Order of St. Augustine, the only Augustinian in this conclave. The order, founded in 1244 under Pope ...