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

Catholic cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope.

The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...

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Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...

The conclave to elect the new pope brought no new updates as the Sistine Chapel chimney billowed black smoke, indicating no ...

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Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

The red robes are worn by all 133 cardinals deliberating who will replace Pope Francis. The original reason cardinals started wearing red is disputed, but the hue is often said to represent the blood ...

White smoke means a new pope has been chosen, while black smoke signals that a two-thirds majority vote has not yet been reached.

Some have watched it in the cinema,” one cleric involved said, adding that the movie accurately portrays how the conclave ...