With nine U.S. cardinals eligible to vote in the conclave out of 138, the mathematical possibility of the next pope being American is around 6.5 percent. Bookmakers odds are also unfavorable.

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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. embassy’s annual celebration, held June 30, commemorated the 41st anniversary of formal diplomatic relations between ...

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 ...