Meaghan Shields grew up poor in a “Catholic bubble.” The help I received didn’t feel like pity or charity, she writes. It ...

Conclave cardinals told choice for next pope is of ‘exceptional importance’ - The electors met for mass at St Peter’s ...

Over 130 cardinals prepare to elect the next pope, guided by faith and aware of the Church’s evolving role in a complex world ...

Some five hours after the opening Mass, the cardinals were to process into the Sistine Chapel, swear an oath to uphold the ...

A senior cardinal has urged the cardinals voting in a conclave to elect a pope who prizes unity in diversity, and puts ...

I hope the next Holy Father desires to be a faithful steward of the heritage and rich traditions of the Church. People crave ...

the first pontiff, “and will not fail to affirm and defend strenuously the spiritual and temporal rights and the liberty of ...

A bell is also rung, part of the ritual introduced when Pope Benedict XVI was elected, which confirms the smoke is white and ...

After a short period of time, a cardinal appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and makes the announcement in Latin: “Habemus papam!” – “We have a pope!” He then announces which cardinal has ...