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White smoke billows from the chimney of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel May 8, 2025, indicating a new pope has been elected. (OSV News photo/Hannah McKay, Reuters)
White smoke has emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new Pope.
The identity of the new pontiff will be revealed when he steps onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.
More details to follow.
VATICAN CITY -- When Archbishop Richard G. Henning receives the pallium from Pope Leo XIV on June 29, it will personally be placed on his shoulders by ...
CAMBRIDGE -- On June 15, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, men and women scuttled through the cramped kitchen of the St. Anthony Parish Hall in ...
MILTON -- Every year, seniors at Fontbonne Academy in Milton must make presentations related to a social justice issue. Mandy Pham decided to make hers ...
(OSV News) -- Close to half of the nation's adults have a personal or family connection to Catholicism, but Mass attendance makes for significant differences ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- St. Peter's Basilica and some of its surrounding buildings are working to reduce their environmental impact by becoming more energy ...
(OSV News) -- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Charities USA are among more than 200 non-governmental organizations named in a congressional ...
(OSV News) -- Attorney Zaira Solano set the tone for the webinar "Immigration 101 for Ministry: Tools to Support Those on the Journey" by highlighting ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati together Sept. 7, the Vatican announced. Meeting with ...
(OSV News) -- It's a question often asked about Catholic chaplains serving in the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services: Are there enough of them ...
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on June 18 upheld a Tennessee state law banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment ...
(OSV News) -- Members of British Parliament have voted overwhelmingly in favor of decriminalizing abortion up to birth. After two hours of debate in ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The world must resist the allure of modern weapons which threaten to give conflicts a ferocity surpassing that of previous wars, ...
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The Supreme Court said June 16 it will hear an appeal from a group of faith-based pregnancy centers in New Jersey challenging ...
(OSV News) -- Just over a month after his election, Pope Leo XIV is enjoying positive reviews from most of the nation's Catholics, according to a new ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Finding more effective ways to proclaim the Gospel, educate for peace, defend human dignity and promote dialogue are key challenges ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV will spend two weeks of July at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, bringing back a centuries-old tradition ...
PARIS (OSV News) -- The famed Sacré-Coeur, or Basilica of the Sacred Heart, which Émile Zola called a "stone host placed on the open wound of ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV decried escalating violence around the world, spotlighting attacks against Christian communities and calling for peace ...
CHICAGO (OSV News) -- Under a bright sun, around an altar set up at centerfield, more than a dozen priests and bishops led by Chicago Cardinal Blase J. ...
(OSV News) -- "No one can turn a deaf ear to the palpable cries of anxiety and fear heard in communities throughout the country in the wake of a surge ...
(OSV News) -- A U.S. bishop called for ardent prayer and robust diplomacy, as Israel and Iran traded strikes for the fourth day. "We urge the United ...