A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or campaign, but rather the ...

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds ...

Cardinal Schönborn, a theologian who led the Archdiocese of Vienna for 30 years, helped write the Catechism of the Catholic Church and chaired the Austrian bishops’ conference for 22 years. Cardinal ...

Pope Leo XIV greets Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago during an audience at the Vatican Oct. 9, 2025, with a pilgrimage of labor union leaders from Chicago. Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media Pope Leo ...

The number of bishops who have condemned Cardinal Cupich’s decision to honor Durbin with a 'lifetime achievement award' has risen to 10, including two bishops emeritus. Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims ...