On this week's "Mormon Land" podcast, a Latter-day Saint historian and a Catholic archivist discuss how the two religions pick their top leaders.

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

In what seems to be surprising confidence and agreement, the College of Cardinals came to quick agreement on the second day of Conclave ...

The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped ...

White smoke was seen emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a two-thirds vote has been reached to elect the new pope.

What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

This holy smoke is a visual and olfactory signal of the congregation’s offerings of supplication and praise rising up to God. Once the conclave begins, the only form of communication between the ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment of global ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new ...