Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at 11:51 am Rome time on Thursday, signaling that the cardinals ...

White smoke has emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new Pope. The identity of the new pontiff will be revealed when he steps onto the balcony of St. Peter' ...

Anticipation and excitement were in the air in St. Peter's Square and the surrounding environs as thousands of faithful and curiosity seekers alike gazed for hours at a smal ...

It is not just people who flock to St. Peter's Square to watch the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel; some furry, faithful companions have also been waiting it out. After the 133 ...

The treatment of the undocumented -- calling them vermin, terrorists, criminals -- is hardening us. A government-distributed ...

As expected, the 133 cardinals who entered the Sistine Chapel May 7 failed to elect the next pope on their first ballot. After celebrating Mass for the election of a pope, proce ...

As the College of Cardinals gathers in Rome for the conclave that will elect our next pope, the rest of us may feel like we ...

Since Easter Monday when, in the glow of Easter hope, Pope Francis passed from this life, commentators, columnists, scholars, ...

Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit and recognizing that millions of people all over the world were praying for them, 133 cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel with a singular go ...

With respect to receiving the sacrament of penance, Canon 989 tells us that: "All the faithful who have reached the age of discretion are bound faithfully to confess their grave sins at least once a ...

At Mass before the conclave that will elect the next pope, the dean of the College of Cardinals urged his brothers to choose the shepherd the church and all of humanity need ...

Three days ahead of the start of the conclave, the cardinals took the morning off from the general congregation meetings and, ...