White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel at 6:08 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2025, marking the second day of the conclave.

Une fumée noire vient de s’échapper de la cheminée de la chapelle Sixtine ce jeudi 8 mai 2025 à 11 h 51. Les cardinaux n’ont ...

As expected, the 133 cardinal-electors gathered in the Sistine Chapel for the conclave failed to elect a pope in the first ...

Catholic writer Guillaume de Prémare reflects on the challenge of viewing the conclave through the lens of faith rather than ...

Ces deux pays qui s’affrontent militairement depuis le mardi 6 mai sont aussi des puissances nucléaires. Que sait-on de leur ...

On the first day of the conclave, cardinals took their oaths, heard a meditation from Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, and cast ...

West Africa’s Catholic bishops gather in Dakar to confront political turmoil, terrorism and division — seeking a united, self ...

Each day, our special correspondents in Rome tell you what is happening at the Vatican in this very special time until the ...

No pope was elected Thursday morning after the third ballot of the conclave to choose the 267th successor to St. Peter.

Catholic writer Guillaume de Prémare reflects on the challenge of viewing the conclave through the lens of faith rather than politics — a dimension he acknowledges, but says does not reflect the ...

It’s one of the most powerful symbols marking the start of a new papacy. At the end of the conclave, the name of the new pope ...

South Korea’s 6 million Catholics—many of whom remember Pope Francis’ 2014 visit—are praying for a successor who is close to ...