Pope Leo XIV has written a warm and detailed letter to Cardinal Raymond Burke, thanking the American cardinal for 50 years of ...

The cardinal electors of the Catholic Church elected an American on Thursday to serve as the new pope. Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next ...

White smoke emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel just after 6 p.m. Thursday evening in Rome -- the traditional signal that Roman Catholic cardinals selected a new pope to lead the 1.3 ...

According to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the conclave, a gathering of cardinals, chooses the next pope 15 to 20 days after the vacancy. This would put the meeting start date between ...

The College of Cardinals on Thursday elected Cardinal Robert Prevost from Chicago as the Catholic Church’s next pope. Leo XIV’s election took place less than three weeks after Pope Francis ...

Leo XIV, a native of Chicago, can use his American upbringing to enhance significantly his papal ministry, but he must be ...

There are currently eight cardinals, including Dolan, in the American Catholic Church who are expected to participate in the 2025 papal conclave. Here's how Pope Francis' successor will be chosen: 9 ...

Pope Leo XIV presents the pallium to Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of Washington during Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the ...

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops took a firm but mixed approach to the bill, while other Catholic leaders signed an ...