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Pope Francis chose 149 of the current members of the college, most of whom will help choose his successor as cardinal ...
Cardinals respond to Becciu's withdrawal from the 2025 conclave as frontrunners emerge to succeed Pope Francis.
There are currently 252 cardinals, 133 of whom are eligible and expected to vote in the conclave. They range in age from 45 to 99.
Catholics are African, increasing the chances of a Pope from that continent. While the Church is losing influence in Europe ...
Cardinals are high-ranking officials of the Catholic Church whose main duties include advising, governing the Roman Curia, ...
The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him foreseeing a papabile ahead of his death ...
Cardinals meeting ahead of the conclave also discussed Vatican finances and Cardinal Becciu’s withdrawal from the election of ...
Cardinals rank just below the pope, and those who belong to the powerful College of Cardinals are tasked with electing a new ...
A childhood friend of the Dublin-born Cardinal who is effectively running the Catholic Church at the moment confirms that if ...
Italian Cardinal Camillo Ruini, who chaired the international commission investigating the authenticity of Medjugorje, has ...
Soon, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri said, the cardinal proto deacon will announce to the Church and the world the “‘gaudium magnum ...