Pope Leo XIV has named Bishop Daniel Garcia of Monterey, California, to be the next Roman Catholic bishop of Austin, ...

Leo will disappear further this weekend when he begins a six-week vacation in his first break since his historic election May ...

Pope Leo XIV this weekend will begin a six-week vacation in his first break since his historic election May 8.

Pope Leo XIV doubled down on Friday on his appeal for unity in the polarized Catholic Church, urging priests to act in communion with their superiors and be models of reconciliation in a world driven ...

Leo appealed for unity in a triptych of messages to priests who are celebrating a special Holy Year week in Rome dedicated to ...

Nearly half of U.S. adults are connected to Catholicism, according to Pew Research Center. Read about going to Mass, Communion, confession and more.

‘Mormon Land’: Secret Catholic conclave vs. predictable LDS succession — which system is better? An LDS historian and a Catholic archivist discuss the precedents, the politics, the pluses ...

On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, Leo XIV.

White smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday, signaling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church. Watch the latest with this live conclave cam.

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

The term conclave refers to a private meeting or secret assembly, especially a meeting of Roman Catholic cardinals secluded continuously while choosing a pope, according to merriam-webster.com.

Conversely, the shortest conclave in history lasted only a few hours in 1503 following the death of Pope Puis III. (This story was updated to add a photo gallery and to add new information.) ...