White smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the conclave had concluded. Before the ...

White smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signalling to the entire world that the conclave has concluded.

The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...

Pope Leo XIV's choice of name signals a commitment to social justice, very much in line with the late Pope Francis’ global ...

Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers, were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns ...

Painted around 1510, the mysterious altarpiece by an unknown artist features unusual details, including a slobbering dragon ...

The crowd in St. Peter’s Square erupted in cheers. The name will be announced later, when a top cardinal utters the words “Habemus papam!” Latin for “We have a pope!” ...

What’s in a name? That’s a question Catholics often ask after a new pope is elected. One of his first official acts of a new pope is to choose a name. Deeply symbolic, the name often reflects the pope ...