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.

About six months into the second Trump presidency, Republicans are charting a collision course with the Catholic Church.

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 ...

A realization weighed visibly on Prevost, said three cardinals who watched his reaction: He was on track to become the 267th pope of the global Catholic Church, with its 1.4 billion faithful.. By ...

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 ...

American cardinals who participated in the conclave that elected history’s first-ever pope from the United States hailed him as a “citizen of the world,” saying his nationality was secondary ...

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, an outspoken and gregarious figure, said he tried to get to know his fellow American better at a breakfast. Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller of Germany noted ...

Nine graduates of a Catholic high school in The Bronx have made million-dollar history, scoring almost $11 million total in ...

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

Ahead of the celebration of Independence Day, Edward Furton, publications director for The National Catholic Bioethics Center ...

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