And they will determine whether the adage "fat pope, thin pope" holds true or whether the next leader of the Catholic Church ...

The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

The question facing the conclave is whether the cardinals want to continue in the direction set by Pope Francis.

Pope Leo XIV gave a homily at a Mass a day after he was chosen to lead the Catholic Church. Here's what the new pontiff said, ...

White smoke from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that the cardinals have selected the next leader of the Catholic Church.

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo led the Sioux City diocese as bishop for six years during the early 2000s. The 75-year-old is ...

White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica rang out on Thursday, ...

However, for centuries, popes have only been chosen from among the Catholic cardinals, the church's most senior officials. The conclave takes place in the Sistine Chapel, behind sealed doors.

The Catholic Church's longest-ever papal conclave began in November 1268 and did not conclude until September 1271, a staggering 1,006 days later. The agonizingly drawn-out process to elect a ...

In the 13th century, it took almost three years — 1,006 days to be exact — to choose Pope Clement IV's successor, making it the longest conclave in the Catholic Church’s history. It's also ...