Top Contenders for Papacy After Francis

Who will replace Pope Francis? The favourites for the next pope revealed

Only one cardinal can get the top job, and their fate is in the hands of their colleagues (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) After the death of Pope Francis was announced on Easter Monday, the race is on for the selection of the next leader of the Catholic Church. Today, a historic moment unfolded in the Vatican City today as an estimated 1.4 billion Catholics bid farewell to Pope Francis during his final journey. The pontiff was still recoveri…

Top Contenders for Papacy After Francis

People gather inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican April 25, 2025, to view the body of Pope Francis on the last day of public visitation. (Photo: CNS/Pablo Esparza) by Michael R. Heinlein (OSV News) — At the conclusion of the official days of mourning following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 135 cardinal electors are eligible to enter pre-conclave gatherings. There were very few gatherings of the college of cardinals during the pon…

Pope Francis was buried in Rome on Saturday, and a new one will be elected in May. One candidate in particular stands out among the bookmakers.

The death of Pope Francis, this Monday at 88 years of age due to an alleged cerebral hemorrhage, has rekindled interest in an ancient prophecy of the 12th century that many consider an apocalyptic announcement. It is the Prophecy of the Popes, attributed to St. Malachi and supposedly discovered in the secret archives of the Vatican, the [...]

Performing an exhaustive analysis of dozens of media outlets to determine the most mentioned name as the future Pope after the death of Francis on April 21, 2025 is a complex task due to the diversity of sources, the confidentiality of the conclave and the variability of speculations. However, Artificial Intelligence, based on information available until April 25, 2025, including international media reports, expert analysis and social media publ…

Who will be the next pope after Francis? - The New Nation

Deutsche Welle : There’s an intercontinental array of possible successors to Pope Francis, with the initial strong contenders coming from Asia, Africa, North America and Europe.Popes are elected in a secretive and highly ritualized process called a conclave, held in Vatican City’s Sistine Chapel.Only cardinals under the age of 80 are eligible to vote, and typically about 120 of them participate. Below are some of the prospective pontiffs who wil…