Special Report 26:05. Most U.S. Catholics say they rely on the pope and the Church's teachings for difficult moral questions, ...

With the conclave underway, PBS News has a live video of the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as the world waits for white smoke ...

Ross Douthat, a Times Opinion columnist, hosted an online conversation with Michael Brendan Dougherty, a senior writer at ...

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that began on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of the ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...

Black smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first day of the conclave.

The 133 cardinals from 70 countries will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a ...

The Archdiocese of Seattle is taking a stand against a recently passed Washington State law that would force priests to ...

While the cardinals are known to wear their scarlet red attire, some individuals involved in conclave proceedings were seen ...

Catholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect a new pope.

Before the closed-door conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, Catholic cardinals have gathered in the Vatican for a final ...

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves Wednesday behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to ...