This paradigm shift reflects the profound transformation within the Catholic Church as it increasingly emphasizes broader ...

For white smoke, a compound of the chemicals potassium chlorate, lactose, and rosin (also known as Greek pitch) is used, ...

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto warned that prioritizing gold mining over “children’s schooling” has far-reaching ...

Nutritionist Giorgio Calabrese, an Italian doctor who specializes in nutritional science, prepared the menu for the cardinal ...

The plume of dark smoke indicates that the 133 cardinal electors sequestered inside the chapel have not reached the required ...

Cardinals Peter Turkson, Philippe Barbarin, Péter Erdő, and Josip Bozanić — became members of the College of Cardinals in ...

The black smoke confirmed the 133 cardinal electors sequestered inside had not reached the required two-thirds majority — at ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, delivered this homily at the “Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice" ...

However, the camerlengo, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, is responsible for recording the results of the final vote count in writing, which also allows for controlled historical documentation of the process.

The Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, said it will drop its fight against the state’s efforts to empanel a grand jury to ...

Here is a list of the garments you may see the new pope wearing once he steps out onto the central balcony of St. Peter’s ...

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