As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they will face a big question: Is it time, after three consecutive non-Italian pontiffs, to give the papacy back to the nation that held it for most of ...

Cardinals from 70 countries have gathered at the Vatican to elect a new Pope in the most diverse conclave in history.

The Catholic cardinals meeting for the conclave are locked in the Sistine Chapel — one of the most grand buildings in the western world. But their meals are decidedly less elegant. The food at the ...

Cardinals attend a mass for the Election of the Roman Pontiff, prior to the start of the conclave, at St Peter's Basilica in The Vatican, on May 7, 2025. The papal conclave has already begun, ...

Moreover, his Italian origin could be a negative factor, considering the widespread belief among many cardinals from the Global South and beyond that Italy has had enough popes in the last five ...

Hundreds of cardinals are gathering in Rome ... whispers in corridors and cafes throughout Rome and other cities in Italy. “This is very much the crucial period, in fact, simply because in ...

Francis was the first from Latin America; there have been none hailing from the U.S. Numerous cardinals from Italy and other nations are considered contenders. Seagulls steal the show: Birds ...

With more than 61 million Catholics and the second-highest number of cardinals after Italy, a guessing game is emerging on whether an American could be elected pope.

Cardinals have talked about Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, as someone who could have a steady, ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church. That’s more than any nation except Italy, home to 17 of the electors ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church. That's more than any nation except Italy, home to 17 of the electors who ...