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Of the 135 electors, more than 100, or nearly three-quarters, of the members of the college were appointed by Pope Francis, ...
There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...
Cardinals are high-ranking officials of the Catholic Church whose main duties include advising, governing the Roman Curia, ...
A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse are demanding that cardinals entering the conclave will pick a pope who will ...
Ahead of the May 7 start of the papal conclave, the Pontifical Missions Societies USA is inviting faithful to pray – not only for the assembly as a whole, but for a specific cardinal elector who will ...
The conclave to appoint a successor to the late Pope Francis had been mired in controversy over the status of disgraced ...
A Catholic cardinal convicted of embezzlement and fraud has announced he won't take part in the conclave to choose a ...
A clerical twist has thrust Kenya’s Cardinal Njue into the global spotlight as he’s now eligible to vote for the next Pope, ...
The world's Catholic cardinals gathered in St. Peter's Basilica on April 29, 2025 for a mass to mourn the passing of Pope ...