Black or white smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney signals the outcome of each conclave vote — learn how tradition, timing, ...

In Rome, the conclave is the talk of the town: from speculation over a morning espresso about who will be the next pope to ...

In the heart of Vatican City, the usually quiet Casa Santa Marta is abuzz with workers, engineers, and Vatican officials ...

With less than 48 hours until the beginning of the conclave, the cardinals who will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect a new ...

On the final day of official mourning for the death of Pope Francis, the late pontiff was remembered as someone who was ...

What name will the next pope choose? Discover the options and impact of the papal name in the Catholic Church.

The Medical Aid in Dying Act, which would allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with doctor-prescribed drugs, has ...

As Sister Eileen Trainor reflected on the day she first professed her vows, she said it was hard to believe that 60 years ...

Father Michael Lynch, pastor of St. Athanasius-St. Dominic Parish, dedicated and blessed two new statues that the Brooklyn ...

Filipino Catholics in the Diocese of Brooklyn are praying that when the white smoke emerges from the Sistine Chapel, it will ...

In preparation for the conclave, workers have placed a protective covering over the marble mosaic floors and started carrying in pipes, couplers and sheets of subflooring into the Sistine Chapel ...

The cardinals who have arrived in Rome to elect a new pope come from over 60 countries – including the United States.