As the Chicago White Sox honor Pope Leo XIV with an outdoor Mass on Saturday, his 2005 World Series seat has become a ...

When the cardinals vote, they burn their ballots and send up smoke to signal their decision: white smoke to show they have ...

After the white smoke cleared, Brown papal historian David Kertzer reflected on the significance of an American pope, how the ...

When white smoke billowed out from the stovepipe chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, most people were watching from their screens, but Bishop Robert Barron of the Winona-Rochester Diocese had a front row ...

In her latest column installment, Chan analyzes the rise of conservative Christian nationalism and reflects on why the new ...

By Jed Nelson There are moments in history that are so important, so joyful or tragic that we remember exactly where we were or what we were doing when the news was broken to us. The moment the TV ...

COMMENTARY: Not since 1808 when Bishop John Carroll was the bishop of Baltimore — then the only diocese in the United States ...

Very recently, history was made not only in Rome, but also in America. When the white smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel and ...

When I looked around at the crowd of young students — and they do get younger every year — it was so clear to me that they ...

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ... and participate in a conclave. Even the White House got involved, posting a photo of ...

The One Direction heartthrob rocked a low-key look including a blue cap, a windbreaker and a jumper to protect against the ...