The ideological center of the wealthiest and most powerful country would appear to justify a cardinal. But there are many other factors at play.

professor of sociology and religious studies at Palm Beach Atlantic University, wrote in an email. "There are plenty of cardinals in the USA, which is just a small bit of the world Catholic ...

He was ordained by Cardinal Francis Spellman of New York in 1958. At The Catholic University of America in Washington, he earned a master’s in social science in 1960 and a doctorate in sociology ...

He was ordained a priest by New York's Cardinal Francis Spellman in 1958. McCarrick earned a master's in social science in 1960 and a doctorate in sociology in 1963 from the Catholic University of ...

He was ordained by Cardinal Francis Spellman of New York in 1958. At The Catholic University of America in Washington, he earned a master’s in social science in 1960 and a doctorate in sociology ...

ROME — A network of clergy sex abuse survivors on Tuesday announced a database of Catholic cardinals’ records on the handling of such cases in a bid to influence the next papal conclave ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Catholic University Men’s Basketball Coach, Aaron Kelly, had a taste of the big show three times in his four seasons playing for the Cardinals back in the early 2000s.

The St. Louis Cardinals had a decision to make throughout the spring about the center field position. After a red-hot camp, the Cardinals opted to go with Victor Scott II in center field and it ...

The basilica sits adjacent to the campus of The Catholic University of America in the Brookland neighborhood of the city. Cardinal Robert McElroy (seated) looks on as Cardinal Wilton Gregory and ...