There is no definitive length of time for a conclave to select the next pope. Some conclaves have lasted only weeks or months, while others have dragged on for years. The most notable example of a ...

The Church’s cardinals will gather in a secluded part of Vatican City to go over their options and vote for a new leader in the Sistine Chapel, sending out the iconic white smoke when one is chosen.

(CNS photo/Vatican Media). When Cardinal Dominique Mamberti announced “Robertum Franciscum Prevost” would be our next pope, taking the name Leo XIV, I was not sure what to think.

After more than a decade without its most famous vacationer, the quiet town of Castel Gandolfo once again counts the pope among its summer residents. Pope Leo XIV became the 16th pope to reside in ...