Pope Francis on Monday formalized the retirement of Cardinal Wilton Gregory by announcing his successor as archbishop of Washington, D.C. Gregory previously served as the seventh bishop of the ...

By contrast, the 13th century conclave which eventually elected Pope Gregory X dragged on nearly three years, from November 1268 until September 1271. Technically, any baptized Roman Catholic male ...

Pope Francis elevated him to the College of Cardinals in 2020, at a time of widespread calls for racial justice across the country and within the church. Cardinal Gregory plans to retire ...