Plumes of white smoke streaming from a Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday signaled that a new leader of the Roman Catholic ...

This paradigm shift reflects the profound transformation within the Catholic Church as it increasingly emphasizes broader ...

The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevos in the U.S., has been chosen to succeed Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church — and his papal name is Pope Leo XIV ...

Sister Ngalula, a Congolese thelogian, says more women should lead the Catholic Church ...

While an African pope would be a historically stunning development, just one of the drawbacks is that no African cardinal holds a major office in the Vatican.

The Trump administration is working to bring the first group of white South Africans it has classified as refugees to the ...

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto warned that prioritizing gold mining over “children’s schooling” has far-reaching ...

On day two of the conclave and after only three rounds of voting, Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected and will be known as ...

Still, there are always front-runners, known as "papabile," who have at least some of the qualities considered necessary to ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...