Pope Francis’s condition has continued to improve and he no longer needs to use noninvasive mechanical ventilation to help ...

A Kansas bishop claims a group of Satanists stole sacred wafers and wine to use in a “Black Mass” they’re holding at the ...

The Vatican has released the first photograph of the pope in more than a month, showing Pope Francis wearing a purple Lenten ...

the Ghanaian would be the first African pope since Pope Gelasius I in the fifth century if he were to be elected. Cardinal Turkson is a liberal by Catholic standards and has relatively progressive ...

If nobody receives the necessary two-thirds of the vote, the ballots are burned with a mixture of chemicals to produce black smoke. Pope St. John XXIII described the way that candidates surge or ...

March 13, 2025, marks Francis' 12th anniversary as pope. He holds the ninth longest ... the ballots are burned in a stove with a chemical that produces black smoke visible from St. Peter’s ...

The concept of the "Black Pope" has resurfaced amid speculations about the possible succession of Pope Francis, whose health ...

March 13, 2025, marks Francis' 12th anniversary as pope. He holds the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years.

The Vatican said the pontiff also did some work on Sunday. The Vatican press office released a photo of Pope Francis on Sunday in a private chapel of Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he continues to ...

I'm here at the Gelli Hospital in Rome where Pope Francis is being treated for ... the ballots are burned in a stove with a chemical that produces black smoke visible from St. Peter’s Square.