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

A Vatican report on McCarrick contained testimony from people who tried to raise the alarm about his inappropriate behavior, ...

WASHINGTON — Theodore McCarrick, a once-powerful Catholic cardinal who was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he had molested adults and children ...

"There are plenty of cardinals in the USA, which is just a small bit of the world Catholic population." There are numerous other factors, too, as sheer demographics and influence are not enough.