Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals are gathering on the first day of the ...

The pre-conclave sessions surfaced pressing concerns — and may hint at what kind of shepherd the cardinals hope to elect.

The Register, the only Catholic newspaper to have received an interview with the newly elected ‘pontiff,’ heard from ‘Pope ...

The cardinals will return to the Sistine Chapel Thursday morning for two voting sessions before noon (Rome time) and two more ...

The 133 cardinal-electors begin the process, following prayer and taking of their oaths. A reflection and Marian hymn will ...

My interest in Japanese Catholicism was reignited recently by the Nagasaki Bell Project, a noble effort being led by ...

EDITORIAL: It’s long-standing and settled law in the U.S. that priest-penitent discussions are privileged private ...

Beginning Thursday, the cardinals will hold four votes each day: two in the morning and two in the afternoon. Each round of ...

COMMENTARY: Preaching, worship and charity aren’t rival qualities but form a unified mission — and the new pope must live and ...

As the cardinals discern the next pope, remember: your own election to sainthood has already been recorded in heaven. The ...

The story of Jacob’s wrestling match reminds every believer: spiritual victory often comes through honest struggle.

We are here to invoke the help of the Holy Spirit, to implore his light and strength so that the Pope elected may be he whom ...