MANILA, Philippines — Who would have thought that Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle’s “first act of charity” to then cardinal, now Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost would be giving him a candy?

VATICAN CITY - As U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost realized during the secret conclave that he might be elected the next Catholic pope, he put his head in his hands at the daunting prospect of leading ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, whose papal name will be Pope Leo XIV, will make history as the first American pope Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE. She has been ...

There are 53 cardinal electors from Europe, 16 from North America, four from Central America, 17 from South America, 18 from Africa, 23 from Asia, and four from Oceania. However, two cardinals will ...

There are about 180 cardinals in total, but only 133 cardinal electors will cast their votes. Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, the former head of the Galveston-Houston Archdiocese, will be inside the ...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin reportedly suffered a small health scare this week during a general congregation meeting with his fellow papal electors. Outlets in Italy and ...

Cardinal Jose Advincula, the archbishop of Manila, chooses to work as a silent builder like his namesake, Saint Joseph the Worker MANILA, Philippines – Cardinal Jose Advincula, 73, hardly steps ...

The initial outfitting of the Pine branch at the community center was funded by a Keystone Grant of $68,000 for the library to spend at their discretion. Pine’s efforts to get more people in the ...

When a pope resigns or dies — as with Pope Francis, who passed away at 88 earlier this week — every cardinal under 80 gathers to elect a new pope. And while the Catholic Church says any ...

Attendees at the Cumberland County Planning Commission meeting Monday. Photo by Charles Paullin. Correction: This article was updated April 25 to correct the projected height of the landfill, the ...

A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican is claiming he can take part in the forthcoming conclave despite being listed as a “non-elector.” Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu ...

Following Pope Francis's death on April 21, 2025, speculation arises on his successor. Cardinal Robert Sarah emerges as a trending candidate. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)(AP) Among the names ...