US EditionWho will be the next pope? Here are some possible candidates
- Reports from Washington, D.C. Discuss several cardinals emerging as candidates for the papacy.
- These potential successors are discussed following news reports stating Pope Francis died on Monday.
- Potential candidates represent various continents, including Europe, Africa, and Asia.
- Cardinals under age 80 vote in a conclave, needing a two-thirds majority to elect the pope.
- Prominent candidates include Cardinal Parolin, 70, Cardinal Tagle, 67, and Cardinal Zuppi, 69.
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Who will be the next pope? These cardinals are seen as contenders.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or campaign, but rather the divinely inspired election of Christ’s Vicar on Earth by the princes of the church. Still, there are always front-runners, known as “papabile,” who have at least some of the qualities considered necessary to be pope — much like …
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