Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

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?

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 ...

In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor, uttered from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, Leo emphasized a message of ...

(AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File) Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran announces the newly elected ... (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File) ROME ...

American cardinals who voted in the conclave played down the significance of the new pope’s roots in the United States, ...