The movie “Conclave” delves into the intricacies of papal politics and the election of a new pope, but how accurate is it in portraying the Vatican's inner workings?

The Chicago-born pontiff is the first American to lead the Catholic Church, and while his positions on some of the church’s hot-button issues remain unclear, he has signaled continuity with his ...

On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, Leo XIV.

I haven’t encountered any American who didn’t experience one of those sentiments upon learning a U.S. citizen became the next pope.

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and "clavis," meaning "together" and "key," respectively – highlighting the absolute, ...

The film depicts the events of a conclave, which is a papal gathering where cardinal’s vote to elect the new pope.

Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his first public ...

Pope Francis put the Catholic Church on the side of the environmental movement by embracing science and our responsibility ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become the next pope.

More than 130 cardinals from all over the world are gathering today for the papal conclave, through which a new head of the Catholic Church is elected.

indicating that the cardinal electors in the conclave had chosen a new pope. The most senior members of the Catholic Church have begun the process of choosing a successor to the late Pope Francis.

U.S. President Donald Trump quickly reacted to the appointment of the first American pope on Thursday, May 8. Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago, won the secretive conc ...