“During the summer, we have more free time in which to gather our thoughts and reflect and also to travel and spend time with ...

Cardinal Tagle has typically shown more left-leaning politics, similar to those of Pope Francis, and has criticised the Church’s attitude and language towards gay people, unmarried mothers, and ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin had served as Pope Francis ’ secretary of state—a.k.a. his second in command—since 2014.

Cardinals attend the religious mass Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice at Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on March 12, 2013, in advance of the last conclave to select a new pope [Michael Kappeler ...

In a wide‑ranging interview with “EWTN News Nightly,” Cardinal Fernando Filoni underscored that the Middle East remains an ...

Oklahoma Roman Catholic leaders explore the commonalities between Pope Leo XIV and Blessed Stanley Rother, men who each ...

Cardinal Reinhard Marx. Marx, 71, the archbishop of Munich and Freising, was chosen by Francis as a key adviser in 2013. Marx was later named to head the council overseeing Vatican finances during ...

DiNardo was named a cardinal in 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI. He served as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops from 2016 to 2019.

Who could be the next pope? 9 cardinal names to know Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican announced. Here are some frontrunners to replace him.

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, left, shows Pope Francis how to give the popular hand sign for "I love you" in Manila, Philippines, 2015. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi.

Not every cardinal can vote in the conclave: Those who choose the next pope must be younger than 80 years old, for instance. Of the 252 cardinals at the time of Francis' death, 135 are electors.