The White House announced on Thursday that Vice President JD Vance will travel to Vatican City to attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV this weekend. Vance will lead a U.S. delegation that ...

ANALYSIS: Catholic aesthetics have captivated both believers and nonbelievers worldwide, sparking a renewed admiration for ...

Last week was quite special for the estimated 1.2 billion Catholics around the world when white smoke billowed across St.

Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline ...

You’ve probably seen pictures of the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Maybe even stared at it in a textbook or squinted at it through ...

Multiple insiders claim Pedro Pascal is “the favorite” to take on a holy role in a possible high-profile project.

When a Pope dies or resigns, cardinals under the age of 80 are eligible to vote in the upcoming papal election (the 'conclave ...

Fr. Schmidt says in past centuries, some conclaves have lasted for months, but no conclave has lasted more than four days ...

The end of each round of balloting will be signaled by smoke emanating from a stovepipe chimney atop the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke -- fumata nera in Italian -- indicates an inconclusive vote, while ...

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

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York, about the significance of the Cardinals electing the first pope from the United States.

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