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Who are the US cardinals who will vote for the next pope? There are 10, the largest bloc after Italy
The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.
The Church Is More Global Than Ever. What Does That Mean for the Next Pope?
Pope Francis diversified the College of Cardinals more than any of his predecessors, shifting the balance of power away from ...
Pre-conclave: Jockeying for a new pope already has started over drinks and dinner in Rome
At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...
Trump calls AI pope image a joke, but experts say it’s no laughing matter
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...
What do Catholics around the world hope for from a new pope? Some wish for a version of Pope Francis
Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming conclave at the Vatican ...
What name the new pope chooses can signal what's ahead
The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...
Christianity is booming in Africa. What it means for the Catholic Church's next pope
African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...
Beyond a possible Asian or African pope, what are the priorities of the cardinals in the conclave?
Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first ...