The conclave of May 7–8 has yet to reveal all its secrets. But two weeks after the election of Leo XIV, our reporters in Rome ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

A view of the Sistine Chapel where cardinals gather to elect the new pope, at the Vatican, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP) A view of the Sistine Chapel where cardinals gather to elect ...

Should the current standards of secrecy around papal conclaves continue? Or should it be tweaked or even done away with? The Register contacted 170 bishops in the United States as well as Catholic ...

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David on Wednesday shared his experience as a cardinal-elector at the recently concluded concluded ...

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The "Mass for the Inauguration of the Petrine Ministry," to be held in St. Peter's Square, will mark the visible and public ...

The Modality for Choosing a Pope The election of a Pope, known as the papal conclave, is one of the most solemn and secretive ...

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Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, begins his ministry with a mix of tradition, symbolism, and a popemobile ride ...