There were 16 cardinals from North America at the conclave, 10 from the U.S. and six from Canada, and most ultimately rallied behind the cardinal from the Americas.

People watch a screen in St .Peter's Square showing cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel, on the first day of the conclave to elect the next pope, at the Vatican, May 7, 2025.

How will it work? The conclave begins May 7, in the afternoon. The day begins with Mass celebrated in the morning by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re.

Pope Leo XIV was elected May 8, making Aug. 16 the 100th day since he stepped out onto the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica ...

As dozens of cardinals arrived for their pre-conclave meetings on Friday, it was probably not lost on them that the next pope was among them. So, who will lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics?

The morning sun shines on the St. Peter's Basilica and the Sistine Chapel, where the cardinals elect a new pope during the conclave at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025.

As dozens of cardinals arrived for their pre-conclave meetings on Friday, it was probably not lost on them that the next pope was among them. So, who will lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics?

Odds-makers likely had an easier time 20 years ago, when Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger stepped onto the balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square as new Pope Benedict XVI. It was the first conclave NCR ...

The commission’s president, Cardinal Sean O’Malley, is participating in the pre-conclave discussions but will not be voting in the election itself because he is over the age limit of 80. ___ ...

As dozens of cardinals arrived for their pre-conclave meetings on Friday, it was probably not lost on them that the next pope was among them. So, who will lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics?