Victim's advocates criticize role of US cardinal in pope's funeral Roger Mahony accused of mishandling abuse cases, which he denies Cardinal part of special group to seal Pope Francis' casket ...

They are among 10 American cardinals who will vote to elect the next leader of the global Catholic Church. Experts say it's unlikely the cardinals would choose an American to be pope. Following ...

Pope Francis, who was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was elected as Pope in 2013 According to a report by BBC, with Francis’ passing, the Church has begun preparations for a conclave—a private ...

Cardinal Sean Patrick O’Malley, who recently retired as Archbishop of Boston, will attend Pope Francis’s funeral at the Vatican but will not vote for the next pope. O’Malley, who turns 81 ...

Within the next few weeks, Catholic cardinals from around the world will convene at the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope to lead the Church. When a pope resigns or dies — as with Pope Francis ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” Martin Scorsese to produce a documentary made with the late Pope ...

FILE - Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, left, talks with Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, as he arrives for the presentation ...

MONTREAL — A Canadian cardinal was a top contender the last time a new pope was elected, but observers say that’s unlikely to be the case this time around. Canada’s five cardinals all have marks ...

Cardinal Farrell, who holds the position of cardinal chamberlain, or camerlengo in Italian, will run the Holy See’s affairs until a new pope is chosen. By Elisabetta Povoledo Cardinal Kevin ...

Vice President JD Vance's Rome visit saw him meeting Cardinal Parolin, discussing war, humanitarian crises, and Church-state cooperation, notably migrants, refugees, and prisoners. Only a brief ...

A total of 18 Africans are among the 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next Pope. Though there are 252 cardinals, only 135 cardinals have voting status and are eligible to vote for the next Pope ...

For the first time since the College of Cardinals was created, Portugal has four cardinal electors in the conclave to choose Francis’ successor. In addition to the four Portuguese cardinal electors, ...