The United States is home to 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any other nation except Italy, home to 17 of the electors who will gather at the Vatican’s ...

(photo: Jolanta Wojcicka / Shutterstock ... XVII (“the 17th”), for instance, because the last pope of that name, Gregory XVI (1831-1846), famously condemned “liberty of conscience ...

ANALYSIS: From synodal clarity to liturgical peace-making, Pope Leo has several opportunities to promote stronger bonds within the Church.

White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. AP Photo/Andrew ... Pope Benedict XVI amended these ...

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

Before shepherding his diocese, Bishop Martin had previously spent a successful dozen years as the Catholic chaplain at North ...

This combination of photos ... to Pope Francis. Of the U.S. cardinals eligible to vote, three have ties to the St. Louis area: Timothy Dolan of New York, who grew up in Ballwin; Wilton Gregory ...

Photo by Abe Aboraya Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first U.S. pope in the 2,000-year history ... The previous one was Gregory XVI, a Camaldolese monk (1831-1846). Associated Press religion coverage ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful office of bishops ...

Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new pontiff has been chosen after the second or third ballots.