SMOKE SIGNAL — In just a few hours, 133 men will pray, convene and begin a series of votes that could shape the course of human history. So will begin the much-awaited conclave to select the successor ...

The Vatican is streaming live views of St. Peter's Square on its YouTube channel, NBC offers a "smoke cam" and CNN created a 3D visualization.

Dozens gathered for Mass on Tuesday morning at the Archdiocese of Boston’s pastoral center to reflect on Pope Francis’ legacy ...

The papacy is not the presidency. The conclave is not a campaign. Understanding the future of the Catholic Church requires ...

Mark Carney, Canada's newest Catholic prime minister, is an admirer of the late Pope Francis and promised to aggressively ...

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

Leading the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church.Location: Vatican City.There are no official candidates for the papacy, but ...

The President recently joked that he wants to be the next Pope. Remember, he also joked about being a dictator on “day one.” That turned out not to be a joke. His joke about the papacy is not a joke ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope, including Daniel ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope, including Omaha native ...

The recent publication of a meme depicting the President as the Pope, and its amplification by many of his supporters ...Read ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That’s more than any ...