U.S. cardinals receive sendoff before conclave

North American cardinals staying at the US seminary in Rome boarded a small bus and departed with seminarians lining the street and waving them off with energetic applause.

U.S. cardinals receive sendoff before conclave

U.S. cardinals pose for a photo at the Pontifical North American College in Rome May 6, 2025, before traveling to their temporary residences inside the Vatican where they will stay during the conclave to elect a new pope. Standing are, from left, Cardinals Wilton D. Gregory, retired archbishop of Washington; Blase J. Cupich of Chicago; Daniel N. DiNardo, retired archbishop of Galveston-Houston. Seated are, from left, Cardinals Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, N.J., Timothy M. Dolan of New York and Robert W. McElroy of Washington. (CNS photo/Kendall McLaren)

Ready for conclave: U.S. cardinals move to Vatican

Ready for conclave: U.S. cardinals move to Vatican

North American cardinals staying at the US seminary in Rome boarded a small bus and departed with seminarians lining the street and waving them off with energetic applause.

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