The pope's Creole roots in New Orleans are a source of pride among the city's Black Catholics. But the revelation also ...

Black smoke means voting is ongoing. White smoke means a new Pope has been ... Pope and would have the appeal of reaching out to Africa. Born in Ghana, he was sent by Pope Francis as a ...

Intrigue, fashion, humility, faith—133 cardinal electors have descended on Rome to choose a new pope and their every move and ...

A pontiff’s first formal meeting with the news media often offers further indications of how the new head of the Roman ...

“Robert Prevost was a missionary bishop who gave himself fully to his people and who played an important role in the church of his new country, Peru. In fact, he became a Peruvian citizen,” Canadian ...

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On the 80th anniversary of VE Day, we salute five women who worked tirelessly in the shadows to bring about an Allied victory ...

The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

descendants of Dutch and French colonisers who he claimed were discriminated against. -Trump is locked in a diplomatic row with South Africa over a land expropriation act that the Republican leader ...

While this process is held in secrecy, the rest of the world is informed on the group's daily decisions by white or black-colored smoke funneled from the top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke ...