The biggest cheer that rises from St. Peter’s Square after the white smoke emanates from the makeshift chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel comes after the cardinal protodeacon announces, ...

(RNS) — Nearly a year after the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV, two deeply sourced books offer competing portraits of the context and maneuvering behind the first U.S. pope’s election. “Popes, ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday evening, indicating that no pope was elected on the conclave’s ...

U.S. bishops marked the first anniversary of Pope Leo XIV’s election by recalling the moment they learned he had been chosen, describing their reactions in a video message. “When we were watching the ...

When a pope dies or resigns, one of the world's most secretive and fascinating elections begins. Behind the locked doors of ...

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Harry Styles is one for random little side quests, and now that he’s back in music mode, he’s finally explaining one of his recent excursions. In a new interview with BBC Radio 1, the singer confirmed ...

Pope Leo XIV will appear from Rome via remote video on June 14 for a day of prayer held in Chicago in celebration of his election. According to Chicago news station WGN9, 10,000 tickets sold within 15 ...

Reverend Paul Galetto says there has been a swell of enthusiasm for Pope Leo XIV across the greater Philadelphia region since ...