No new pope has been selected as of the morning of Thursday, May 8, but there's still a chance that one will be picked on the ...

The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...

More than 130 cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel on May 7, 2025. With the announcement "Extra omnes"—"all out"—the doors ...

Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...

A Pew Research Center study conducted in 2024 found that for every American who converts to Catholicism, another 8.4 leave.

The 133 cardinals in the conclave will participate in as many as four rounds of voting a day until a two-thirds majority is ...

Apostle Francis Amoako-Attah has thrown his wight behind Cardinal Peter Turkson being named as the successor Pope Francis during the ongoing conclave ...

The Conversation U.S. asked Maureen Day, a researcher at the University of Southern California who has written several books ...

The conclave to elect the new pope brought no new updates as the Sistine Chapel chimney billowed black smoke, indicating no ...

Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new ...

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

Italy’s Pietro Parolin leads odds on the Polymarket and Kalshi betting platforms, while Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines ranks second on both.