US EditionCardinals wrap up pre-conclave meetings, still uncertain about next pope
- Cardinals from 70 countries concluded their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday in Vatican City to select Pope Francis' successor starting Wednesday afternoon.
- The election follows concerns about the church's credibility amid financial and sexual abuse scandals, secularization, and its complex bureaucracy.
- There are 133 cardinal electors including 23 from Asia, 53 from Europe, and the vote requires a two-thirds majority of 89 to elect the new pope.
- Cardinal William Seng Chye Goh said, "We need a superman!" to restore relevance, especially to young people, while Asia grows as a key region for vocations.
- The chosen pope will face a tall task uniting a 1.4-billion-strong church and addressing challenges like global diversity and maintaining credibility.
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The cardinals have positioned themselves – now it's time to elect the pope
Will the new head of the Catholic Church be a progressive like Francis? Is it time for an African – or even Donald Trump's personal favorite? On Wednesday, the cardinals gather for the conclave, the secretive papal election in Rome. And the outcome is still uncertain.
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Cardinal Luis José Rueda Aparicio, archbishop of Bogota, Colombia. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, May 7, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA). Colombian Cardinal Luis José Rueda Aparicio pointed out that the atmosphere among the cardinals is “q... [...]
CARDINALS WRAP UP PRE-CONCLAVE MEETINGS
VATICAN CITY — Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope Francis and make the 2,000-year-old Catholic Church credible and relevant today, especially to young people.
The Catholic Church enters a very uncertain conclave with too many candidates
We look for a pope who has two profiles, pastor and manager, and does not seem easy to find. The hangover of Francis’ 12 years leaves this effect, looking for someone similar in charisma and empathy, since it would be considered a step back to choose a pontiff without chemistry and replete in the Vatican, but it is also expected to be able to govern, with order and capacity of consensus, and be clear and convincing in the doctrine. The majority …
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