Of the 135 electors, more than 100, or nearly three-quarters, of the members of the college were appointed by Pope Francis, ...

Pope Francis during his pontificate appointed 108 of the 135 cardinal electors. There are 14 cardinals representing the United States and Canada — 10 from the United States and four from Canada. Here ...

The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him foreseeing a papabile ahead of his death ...

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

The group End Clergy Abuse issued an open letter Wednesday to the cardinals who are meeting informally this week before the ...

As the conclave approaches, the cardinals have emphasized that this is a time of grace and discernment for the Church.

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

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Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, had stated at an April 29 press briefing that two cardinal electors ...

While there are those who want to back away from Francis' outreach there is one unalterable fact: When the world's Catholic ...

Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu's decision to withdraw from the upcoming conclave to elect a successor to the late Pope ...