The chimney on the Sistine Chapel is up, and voting to elect the next pope will begin on Wednesday afternoon, May 7. Here is ...

My hope is that the next pope will follow in Pope Francis’ words in resisting the pull of surface-level spirituality and ...

The prelate celebrated, and delivered the homily at, the second-to-last Mass held in mourning for the Holy Father, who passed ...

A popemobile that Pope Francis used is "being transformed into a mobile health unit" for the children in Gaza, the Vatican ...

While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

Catholic cardinals are eligible to participate in the conclave, but two have indicated they will not attend. Two of these cardinals are from the Tri-State Area -- Timothy Cardinal Dolan from the ...

A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” (with a key) to ...

Hundreds of cardinals attended mass inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sunday, to mark the end of a nine-day mourning ...

The papal conclave—the election of the next Pope—is set to begin on May 7, and will see 133 cardinals gather to vote.

President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the pope. The post has since received criticism ...

The mission of a pope “is love itself, which becomes service to the Church and to all humanity,” Cardinal Dominique Mamberti said in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Sunday marks the final day of mourning for Pope Francis. The conclave to select the next pope begins on Wednesday. NBC News’ ...