That approach should please much of his flock. New polling commissioned by The Economist suggests that Catholics are more ...

From the very first moments of his papacy, when he addressed the crowd from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, it was clear that Pope Leo XIV would continue the path of openness set by his ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a new leader of ...

Conclave fails to pick a pope at the beginning of the second day. VATICAN CITY, March 13, 2013— -- Black smoke emerging from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel this morning indicated that the ...

March 10, 2013— -- When white smoke billows out of the Sistine Chapel's chimney, the centuries-old signal that a new pope has been chosen, thousands of people will get a text message and an ...