A recently installed chimney on the roof of St. John Vianney College Seminary (SJV) in St. Paul billowed white smoke into a ...

Even before he stepped out on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and spoke May 8, Pope Leo XIV's choice of a name was a ...

Catholics around the world are marking 2025 as a Jubilee Year, with the theme, “Pilgrims of Hope.” At the same time, the ...

Cultures often pass on their wisdom by means of proverbs. In the 18 years that I lived in Rome, I struggled to make sense of ...

Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th ...

Cardinal electors gathered in conclave at the Sistine Chapel in Rome have elected a new pope. The Holy Father is the 267th ...

Addressing reporters the same day Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was announced as Pope Leo XIV, Archbishop Bernard Hebda rejoiced in an American pope.

President Donald Trump on May 8 congratulated Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, who was elected the 267th pope the same day, taking ...

The Vatican's approach to security protocols for the papal conclave "sets a gold standard for organizations handling ...

As the cardinals prepare to enter into the Sistine Chapel to vote on the next supreme pontiff May 7, faithful across the ...

As expected, the 133 cardinals who entered the Sistine Chapel May 7 failed to elect the next pope on their first ballot.

Of the 135 cardinals eligible to enter the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to elect the next pope, one absence has sparked confusion, ...