Fr. Schmidt says in past centuries, some conclaves have lasted for months, but no conclave has lasted more than four days ...

The process of choosing a successor to the late Pope Francis, and shaping the future of the Catholic Church, has begun.

Cardinals entered St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday for a final Mass before the conclave to elect the successor to Pope ...

But Brown had some notes. Referring to the sets and costumes, Brown said some cardinals wore Roman collars that "are not ...

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...

With the papal conclave under way in the Vatican to select a new pope, many at Holy Name Cathedral prayed Wednesday for the ...

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

Each weekday, the Archdiocese of Boston offers a noon mass at its Pastoral Center in Braintree. Rarely is every seat occupied ...

With a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting, the conclave to elect Pope ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

By the year 1550, ravioli, whole chickens and pies were some of the foods banned from being eaten in a conclave, as they were ...