The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the ...

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

“For us, it does not matter whether he is African, white, or Black. What matters is having a good, holy pope who can unite ...

The first African American cardinal in the U.S., who began his Catholic journey on Chicago's South Side, will be there for ...

The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the ...

The 2024 film Conclave - a box office hit and Oscar winner - tells the story of a papal election in which there are no ...

Cardinal Sean Patrick O’Malley, left, speaks to media, flanked by Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Chicago archbishop, right, during ...

"Conclave" tells the story of Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, dean of the College of Cardinals, played by actor Ralph Fiennes. Lawrence is tasked with leading a papal election or conclave after the pope ...

Streaming viewership of "Conclave" surged 3,200 percent in the week after Pope Francis’ death. Viewers turned to that movie, which won the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar, to help them understand one of ...

Donald Trump has joked that he wants to go from Mr. President to His Holiness, Knewz.com can report. Trump had his own unique ...

Hollywood and the media love intrigue. And the interregnum in the Catholic Church provides much fodder for an institution that has long resisted secularism.

Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.