At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Cardinal directions—north, east, south, west—are not important to your mowing plan, but alternating directions are. For example, if you mowed eastwards across your yard the last time you cut ...

What will Pope Leo XIV do? Will he continue the policies of Pope Francis or take the Catholic church in another direction?

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been announced as the new pontiff and has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV. There are no written ...

The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including ...

The first clue of the next pope's direction will be the name he chooses. Popes used their given names for most of the ...

During a press conference with American cardinals on Friday, Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, said he did not think the fact that Pope Leo was from the United States "carried much weight" in the ...

Here’s a look at some of the leading papal contenders, with the proviso that favorites don’t typically end up getting the nod ...

The first American pope in history was elected today and he chose a very significant papal name. Here's what it means and why popes choose a new name.