Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, delivering a passionate speech that stressed the importance of spreading God’s word in a world that sometimes ...

The 69-year-old, sometimes referred to in Rome as the "Latin Yankee" for his decades-long missions in Peru, returned Friday to the Sistine Chapel to preside over a private mass with cardinals ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next pontiff at the conclave.

Magazine, MyLondon, GRM Daily, and more. HANDOUT/VATICAN MEDIA/AFP via Getty Pope Leo XIV made his first appearance at Mass in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, May 9 Over 130 Cardinals were in ...

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

With the Sistine Chapel doors shut, the cardinals have no ... Wednesday’s conclave was preceded by a public mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. It comes after a required period of mourning after ...

Pope Leo XIV will preside over his inaugural mass today in front of St Peter’s Basilica, which marks the formal start of his ...

Cardinals celebrated mass in Vatican City this morning. UNIDENTIFIED CHOIR: (Singing in non-English language). MARTÍNEZ: It was their final public appearance before going to the Sistine Chapel to ...

By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger Two women from the Diocese of Davenport received the surprise of a lifetime when ...

A group of young Catholics attend Mass every weekday at noon at the Princeton University Chapel. The members of the Catholic ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, has something in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy. He’s been in positions of authority when accusations of sexual abuse have arisen against priests under ...