Conservative Americans and so-called MAGA Republicans are troubled by recent trends in the nation's court system, and with good reason. Thanks to “woke” prosecutors and partisan judges, there's ...

James Hill for The New York Times Many of the cardinals who will cast ballots were named by Francis in far-flung countries. As on Monday, 190 cardinals were present in Rome, the Vatican said.

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