On May 8—the second day of the conclave—at Santa Marta, the cardinals have a continental breakfast between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. Cardinal Timothy Dolan sits at a table with his jar of peanut butter that ...

Proposed talks would address "minimum requirements necessary for full communion with the Catholic Church" and then outline a ...

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Father James Martin about his new book Work in Progress: Confessions of a busboy, dishwasher, ...

The Vatican has published the schedule of liturgies that Pope Leo XIV will celebrate in February, March, and the beginning of ...

Anyone who has ever been in a serious relationship will probably identify with the old and by now cliché adage, “it’s not what you said, it’s how you said it” at the end of some form of disagreement.

Three decades after its last restoration, a deep cleaning has begun of Michelangelo’s The Last Judgement, the Italian master’s spectacular fresco in the ...

Some kids from Chicago are hoping to meet the Pope next week. You may remember these kids from a Good News story we did this past spring about the mock conclave they held inside their classroom. Well, ...

Hello, Sarah Rappaport from Pursuits here! I’m originally from Chicago, and when I travel, that fact has historically prompted responses such as “Oh, like Michael Jordan?” Or “Like Barack Obama?” But ...

DONATIONS BOTH IN IOWA AND IN NEBRASKA. WELL, OMAHA NATIVE BLASE CUPICH IS BACK IN THE STATES AFTER ATTENDING THE CONCLAVE IN ROME LAST WEEK. HE’S ONE OF THE 251 CARDINALS IN THE WORLD. CUPICH SPENT ...

ROME, Italy — Atlanta-born tennis star Coco Gauff is headed to the semifinals at the Italian Open after defeating Mirra Andreeva in straight sets Wednesday, 6–4, 7–6. Gauff’s victory comes just days ...

Our “Layers of Rome” off-campus course is in Rome to survey the art, architecture, and archaeology of the ancient Romans. In a welcome surprise, the class happened to coincide with the papal conclave.

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 ...