As the conclave to elect the next pope begins Wednesday at the Vatican, four candidates have emerged as clear ...

There could be some high-profile athletes joining the crowds in St. Peter's Square over the coming days to keep track of the ...

USA TODAY will stream coverage of the conclave on its YouTube channel, available here or at the embed below. The first day's livestream is scheduled to run from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 7 ...

The Vatican was busy with last-minute arrangements on Tuesday to get ready for the conclave to elect the next pope. Cardinals ...

DeBernardo, in an statement issued Tuesday, said some cardinals have been vocal in their opposition to Francis' leadership of ...

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals will begin the secretive process known as a conclave.

The Catholic Church is less Eurocentric, with its growth in Africa, South and Central America, and particularly Asia, said ...

Most people think the Pope's church is St. Peter's Basilica. But as the Bishop of Rome, his actual seat is in a church on the other side of Rome called St. John Lateran.

Despite the firestorm surrounding his "Pope Trump" post, President Donald Trump claimed that the outrage was not from the ...

One-hundred thirty-three cardinals, mostly chosen by the late Pope Francis, are set to begin voting on Wednesday. A 2/3 majority is needed to elect a new pope. Copyright 2025 KWCH. All rights reserved ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any ...

The cardinals who enter the Sistine Chapel use smoke signals to let the outside world know when a new pope has been chosen.