VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

Along with the spiritual leadership of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, Pope Leo XIV now inherits oversight of the ...

Pope Leo XIV (formerly Robert Francis Prevost) and other cardinals adhered to many restrictions while inside the conclave.

Pope Leo XIV, the first person from the United States to lead the Catholic Church, is taking on a financial headache in his ...

The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

As the conclave to find Pope Francis’ successor continues, the cardinals are not eating gourmet food amid their sequestered ...

Cardinal Angelo Becciu and others are accused of corruption, money laundering and extortion related to a luxury investment by the Vatican. Cardinal Angelo Becciu, 76, once a leading papal ...

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, once a powerful Vatican official and leading papal contender, has formally withdrawn from participating in the conclave to elect a new pope. The Vatican's criminal court ...

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But Europe remains the largest source of cardinals.

If the Catholic cardinals entering the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis are looking for a steady administrator to run the Church and bring some calm after three consecutive papacies that ...

There is no limit as to how long a conclave can last when electing a new Pope. One vote will be held on the first day of ...