Once elected, the new pope remains in Rome (the late Pope Francis never again visited his native Argentina after his ...

White smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel today at 6:09 p.m. Rome time, signaling the College of ...

Chuck and Annette Walker, from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, await smoke near St. Peter's Square on the morning of ...

OSV News Black smoke billowed this morning, indicating no pope has been elected. The cardinals are now expected to take ...

Only one ballot was cast on the first day of the conclave. On following days, up to four ballots are cast each day. If, after ...

With Michelangelo's fresco of the Last Judgment behind him, Archbishop Diego Ravelli, master of liturgical ceremonies, closes ...

Members of the Carabinieri police force stand near St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 7, 2025, the first day ...

Ranking officers of the Vatican police and the Pontifical Swiss Guard place a beaded rope and seal on a Vatican ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, presides over the Mass "Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice" (for ...

Queridas hermanas y hermanos, La semana pasada, prometí que consultaría a los oficiales locales de la Iglesia para reexaminar ...

Dear Sisters and Brothers, Last week, I promised I would consult local Church officers to reexamine the current legal ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On the eve of the conclave that will decide the next pontiff, the ring and lead seal of the late Pope ...