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

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

Gabriel Somarriba, Psy.D., received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Divine Mercy University in Virginia. He practices in Cleveland, Ohio, where he lives with his wife and four children.

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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