Cardinal Reina: The next pope must continue the reform Francis began

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Four favourites have emerged to succeed Pope Francis but it is unclear which cardinal will be picked

Cardinal Reina: The next pope must continue the reform Francis began

“Whoever follows Francis must take up the legacy of Vatican II and of Pope Francis and engage the world without fear because we have the Gospel,” Cardinal Reina said in an interview the Gerard O’Connell.

The Cardinal of Uruguay, Daniel Sturla, did not rule out that the next pope could be Latin American, although he sees this unlikely to happen. The entry Uruguayan Cardinal does not rule out a Latin American pope, but he sees it unlikely was first published in Digital Process.

Ecuadorian Cardinal Luis Cabrera, who will participate in the conclave since May 7, 2025, said that the new Pope will stick more closely to the continuity of Francis’ legacy, but will also focus on renewal to reach the new generations. The entry Ecuadorian Cardinal Luis Cabrera: ‘I would summarize the profile of the new Pope in a word...’ was first published in Teleamazonas.

The Bishops of Bilbao, Gasteiz and Donostia, together with the Archbishop of Iruñea and Bishop of Tudela, have released a joint manifesto on the eve of the beginning of the conclave in which the new Pope will emerge, in which they join their voices to send a "necessary and urgent message for peace" following the legacy of Pope Francis.

The Pope “blessed” the biography, “The Great Reformer” (Penguin), with which Austen Ivereigh (Guildford, United Kingdom, 1966) inquired in the most intimate and profound part of the Argentine Pontiff. “You have been too kind to me,” he told him after his reading. “I told him, jokingly, that the next time would be harder,” he says in this interview with LA RAZÓN. As a result, the two established a link that led them even to write another book tog…