Who are the five French cardinals who will participate in the conclave?

Under the highly codified rules of the Vatican, the 135 cardinal voters will meet at the beginning of May between the walls of the Sistine Chapel in order to elect the next sovereign pontiff.

Among the 135 cardinals charged with electing the next pope, Lucernois Kurt Koch and Haut-Valaisan Emil Paul Tscherrig will lock up in the Sistine chapel until the white smoke indicating the appointment of a new pontiff.

Vatican City, 23 Apr (Latin Press) Most of the 135 cardinals who will participate in the conclave to elect the successor of Pope Francis, from among 15 possible candidates, stand out today in the Holy See. The post of Holy See receives cardinals who will elect the new high pontiff first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.

Havana, Apr 23 (RHC) Most of the 135 cardinals who will participate in the conclave to elect the successor of Pope Francis, out of 15 potential candidates, stand out today in the Holy See.

Some 135 cardinal voters, under the age of 80, will be called upon to elect in a conclave the successor of Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88 years of age. Among them are five Frenchmen, one more than during the 2013 conclave. Discover in images their faces and the special moments shared with Pope Francis during the 12 years of his pontificate.

After the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, a conclave will be organized to elect a new sovereign pontiff. Of the 120 eligible cardinals, who are most likely to become the new leader of the...