Reflecting on the conclave that saw the election of Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Stephen Chow of Hong Kong says he is hopeful the new pontiff will continue along the same path of dialogue and engagement ...

Cardinal-electors take an oath to maintain “absolute and perpetual secrecy” concerning “all matters directly or indirectly ...

Odds-makers likely had an easier time 20 years ago, when Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger stepped onto the balcony overlooking St.

Tens of thousands of well-wishers gathered for Leo XIV's inaugural mass at the Vatican, which sees him formally take up his ...

“The only smoke that worked out in their favor was the cigar smoke they had at their receptions,” said Christopher White, the ...