Ten U.S. cardinals are among those who will gather in Rome to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died Monday.

The new American pope, Pope Leo XIV, has echoed his predecessor, Pope Francis, in largely opposing the Trump administration’s stance on immigration. Several social media posts shared by the new pope ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel. Leo spoke off-the-cuff in ...

The United States counts 10 cardinals among the 133 eligible to vote for the successor to Pope Francis, including two from the tri-state area. Only four of the American electors actively serve as ...

Cardinals will gather on Wednesday for the highly secretive process of choosing a new pope, following the death of Pope Francis in late April. Cardinals will gather on Wednesday for the highly ...

Pope Francis, who died in April at age 88, was sometimes scathing in his criticism of President Donald Trump. In 2016, when Trump first ran for president, Francis said dismissively that someone “who ...