The Monastery of St. Gertrude is shown in this photo taken July 27, 1924, the day the structure was dedicated. It was built with blue porphyry stone quarried from the hillside beh ...

A genealogist hopes when the pope will stop in New Orleans when he comes to the U.S.: "We have to have a second-line. We have ...

The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of ...

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Of all the ceremonies associated with electing a new pope, the one most familiar to the general public is the smoke that emanates from a stovepipe chi ...

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

Cardinals have elected a new pope who will appear on the Vatican balcony soon and be named—watch our live stream.

The papal conclave was officially over at around 6 p.m. local time Thursday after white smoke was seen rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling a new pope had been elected.

An American cardinal, Robert Prevost, has nevertheless started to emerge as a front-runner for the papacy, according to ...

When our St. Joseph Catholic High School loudspeaker announced in October 1978 that the next conclave chose Pope John Paul II ...

A conclave will go on for as long as needed. The longest was almost three years from 1268 to 1271. Some have been a day. The ...

The College of Cardinals began the secretive voting process of choosing a new pope on Wednesday -- and FOX 5 NY will have a ...