A list of the U.S. cardinals who are under the age of 80 and eligible to enter the conclave May 7 to elect a new pope:
Archbishop Robert F. Prevost
Archbishop Prevost Talks About Choosing Bishops For The Church
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The U.S.-born archbishop tapped by Pope Francis to help find new bishops said a good candidate is “a pastor, capable of being close to the members of the community, starting with the priests for whom the bishop is father and brother.” He must be able “to live this […]
U.S.-Born Priest to Lead Vatican Body Overseeing Selection of World’s Bishops
Pope Francis has chosen Chicago-born Archbishop Robert F. Prevost of Chiclayo, Peru, to succeed Canadian Cardinal Ouellet as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.