The conclave to choose the new pope is underway. And among the cardinals choosing the new Catholic leader is an Ohio native.

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

At this early stage of Leo XIV’s pontificate, the text is a “must read” for Catholics. Here are three notable takeaways.

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — World dignitaries and Catholic faithful attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday.

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

Over three days this week, more than 250,000 people stood for hours in line to pay their final respects while Francis’ body lay in state in St. Peter’s Basilica.

The papal conclave will commence in May, when the cardinals will meet at St. Peter's Basilica and pray for the wisdom to ...

For most of the Catholic Church’s first millennium, popes used their given names. That changed in the 6th century.

CNN’s Vatican correspondent Christopher Lamb described his “very moving” experience of seeing Pope Francis lying in state at the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta residence, where he lived during ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

Pope Francis died at 88 years old after a string of health complications, including a bout of double pneumonia, the Vatican announced Easter Monday. "Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow ...