A cardinal (from the Latin "cardinalis" or principal) is a high dignitary of the Catholic Church chosen by the pope to assist ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost will forever now be known as Pope Leo XIV. At 69 years old, he is seven years younger ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose ...

Election could be most unpredictable in church’s history with 133 diverse and divided participants in Sistine Chapel ...

The contender whose odds have waxed and waned most since the death of Pope Francis last month is Cardinal Pietro Parolin (70) ...

Cardinals rank just below the pope, and those who belong to the powerful College of Cardinals are tasked with electing a new ...

Cardinals are high-ranking officials of the Catholic Church whose main duties include advising, governing the Roman Curia, ...

Despite being the “princes” of the church, the cardinals are not exempt from excommunication if they violate the rules of the ...

An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on Tuesday he would not take part in the conclave to ...

The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S.

"I asked him why he took this name," Filoni said. "He's an Augustinian. ... He told me, 'In this moment, we need a man with a ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been announced as the next head of the Catholic Church. He is the first pope from the US and took ...