The conclave to choose the new pope is underway. And among the cardinals choosing the new Catholic leader is an Ohio native.

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

All eyes are on Vatican City Tuesday with just over a day to go until the start of the papal conclave to elect the 267th pope ...

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...

As the conclave to elect the next pope begins, Pietro Parolin has emerged as the betting favorite to succeed Pope Francis, ...

Of all the ceremonies associated with electing a new pope, the one most familiar to the general public is the smoke that emanates from a stovepipe chi ...

Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025. Many world leaders are expected to attend his funeral in Vatican City, including ...

VATICAN CITY — Predict who the next pope will be at your peril ... It cautions: “He who enters a conclave as a pope, leaves it as a cardinal.” The race to succeed Francis, who died last month, is seen ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — World dignitaries and Catholic faithful attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday.

The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral Mass in Vatican City, where mourners joined in a ...

The group says the former pope helped grow their faith.

Cardinals have handed in their mobile phones and taken oaths of secrecy as they begin the secret Conclave to decide the next ...