Who will be the next pope? 133 cardinals have started the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope ...

The death of Pope Francis has ignited widespread online curiosity about the process of electing the next leader of the ...

With the papal conclave underway, Maureen H. O’Connell writes that the cardinals who elect his successor should keep in mind ...

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that begins on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose ...

Pope Francis, who died at 88 last month, was the first pontiff to be publicly inclusive of the LGBTQ Catholic community.

The Vatican is governed by the Holy See, which oversees stipends and allowances given to the leader of the Catholic church ...

Online prediction markets like Kalshi and PolyMarket are letting users wager on who will be the next leader of the Catholic ...

By prioritizing the environment, championing the poor and striking a more welcoming tone with LGBTQ Catholics, Pope Francis ...

Cardinals begin secret vote to choose new Pope as crowds watch for smoke from Vatican - In the pre-conclave Mass, senior ...

WFMY News 2 spoke to a youth group at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Greensboro. The group tells us they got to see Pope ...

White smoke means a new pope has been chosen, while black smoke signals that a two-thirds majority vote has not yet been reached.