Crowds in St. Peter's Square witnessed black smoke pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday night, signaling that the cardinals at the conclave had not been able to elect a new pope.

As 133 cardinals were sequestered in the Sistine Chapel where they would vote for a new leader of the Catholic Church, the ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

This, then — love it or leave it — is what popes are for, according to the Catechism: keeping the bishops in step, keeping ...

Panic is exactly the right word to describe our times. And like most words, panic is a kind of fossil record, embedded with ...

Each week we pay tribute to the loved ones remembered in our area with a funeral notice and online tribute page. To read the ...

The Chosen season 5 is finally coming to Prime Video June 15, and I can't wait to see how the story unfolds as Jesus and His ...

Since 1914, white smoke has indicated the election of a new pope. A stereotypical association of the colour of the smoke – ...

The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...

The lectionary readings for Easter 4 in Year C include three substantial readings: Acts 9.36-43, Revelation 7.9-17 and John 10.22-30. There is a note which says: 'The reading from Acts must be used as ...

David (Dave) Perryman has been remembered in the funeral notices (Image: Funeral Notices) ...

A wave of tributes have been left for people from Plymouth or those with links to the city who have died recently. The ...