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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Filipino, 67, who would be the first Asian pope if elected. He’s a former archbishop of Manila, goes by the nickname Chito, and presided over a mega-mass of six million for Pope Francis in the ...

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

Nearly one hour later, Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first American pope in history, walked onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and made his first public appearance to the world as Pope Leo XIV.

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.

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.

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.

Francis changed College of Cardinals . Within 20 days of the pope’s death, a conclave consisting of 120 cardinals out of the 138 “princes of the church” who are under age 80 and can vote ...

American Cardinal Robert F. Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV after being elected as the 267th pontiff of the Holy Catholic Church.. College of Cardinals elected the 267th pope on Thursday. The ...

The Holy Father placed the call to Cardinal Pizzaballa as the cardinal was traveling to the Gaza Strip with Orthodox ...