Pope Francis remained hospitalized Wednesday, five days after he was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital with a respiratory infection. In an update from the Vatican on Tuesday afternoon, it was ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.) Listen When Catholics around the world welcomed the ...

“Peace be with all of you'”, were his first words as pontiff. White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel shortly before 5pm on Thursday, signalling a new pope had been elected.

White smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Thursday (May 8), signaling that the 133 Roman Catholic cardinals meeting in a secret conclave have elected a new pope.

“Conclave” the movie provides a gripping, if fictional, behind-the-scenes look inside the secretive election of a new pope. But last year’s real-life conclave was just as dramatic, with plenty of plot ...