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A top American cardinal celebrated a traditional Latin Mass on Saturday (Oct. 25) in St. Peter's Basilica with the explicit permission of Pope Leo XIV, thrilling traditionalist Catholics who had felt ...

Even if you haven’t slipped down the birding rabbit hole that befalls many 30-somethings — yes, it’s coming for you too, Zoomers — you probably know what a cardinal looks like. It’s red, it’s got a ...

Pope Leo XIV greets Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago during an audience at the Vatican Oct. 9, 2025, with a pilgrimage of labor union leaders from Chicago. Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media Pope Leo ...

Cardinals are often seen as majestic birds and are highly revered in several states throughout the U.S., including Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia. Due ...

Aug 12 (Reuters) - Cardinal Health (CAH.N), opens new tab said on Tuesday it will buy healthcare management firm Solaris Health for $1.9 billion in cash, as the drug distributor looks to expand its ...

Leo XIV was elected as the 267th pontiff on Thursday. One day after the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the U.S., seven American cardinals sat down with reporters on Friday to discuss ...

The cardinal electors of the Catholic Church elected an American on Thursday to serve as the new pope. Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of ...

The first American pope! So many people thought holding a U.S. passport was an insuperable barrier to the election of Augustinian Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, but the College of Cardinals ...

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has emerged as one of the two favorites to become the next pope, but he faces accusations of not doing enough to deal with claims of child sex abuse in the church.

A possible contender for the papacy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi has worked with the needy and the disenfranchised, even as he participated in peace talks around the world. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago, has spent the bulk of his career outside the United States. Supporters say he represents a “dignified middle of the road.” By Motoko Rich ...