With this one simple Latin word – literally, I accept — Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost, Chicago native, a priest of the religious order known as the Augustinians, missionary to Peru ...

Cardinal François-Xavier Bustillo described Pope Leo XIV as a “solid, discreet, and good worker” and expressed confidence that the new pontiff will continue to be “bold” in addressing the ...

There was a New York City “kingmaker” in the papal conclave. New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan played a decisive role in paving the way for Pope Leo XIV to become the first American pontiff ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington; Cardinal Robert McElroy, Archbishop of Washington; and Cardinal Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the U.S.A. Asked about the ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory, 77, became the first African-American cardinal when he was elevated to the rank in October 2020 by Pope Francis, the popular pontiff who died last month at age 88.

During the conclave itself, Gregory said Leo engaged in conversations with members of the clergy in "smaller groups," specifically during meal times and coffee breaks. U.S. Cardinal Timothy Dolan ...

Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory and other clergy leave the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in 2019. Jose Luis Magana/AP Among the 133 cardinals to assemble in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel to ...

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich and Cardinal Wilton Gregory, also a South Side native, spoke about their experience in the conclave and electing the first American pope, Leo XIV, who is from this city.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the ... The cathedral’s rector, Father Gregory Sakowicz, said the sun came out in Chicago when the new pope was announced, a coincidence ...

The cardinal electors of the Catholic Church elected ... The longest one ever, in the 13th century, took almost three years to choose Pope Gregory X. The shortest conclave on record, in 1503 ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost is originally from Chicago, and served as the head of the church's Dicastery for Bishops. He was elected to be the successor to Pope Francis by the College of Cardinals ...