Pope Francis and Conclave 2025: Still waiting for a Third-Millennium Pope

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Pope Francis and Conclave 2025: Still waiting for a Third-Millennium Pope

The Roman Catholic Church is still waiting for a genuinely third-millennium pope. All three of the last popes—John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis—were men very much shaped by the 20th rather than the 21st century. When Benedict XVI died, I reflected that both JPII and Benedict were members of what we in America refer to as “The Greatest Generation”—those who survived the horrors of… Source

From the popes one can disagree on worldly matters or on political opinions without compromising the fidelity due to the Church. St. August...

The most delicate days are not those of the conclave, but the preceding days during which a silent war is unleashed to raise and lower candidates.

What happened? After the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88, the predictions have been reflected on the eve of a new conclave and the election of the successor of the Supreme Pontiff. In this context, and during the recent episode of La Hora De Jugar, Latife Soto referred to it and what it holds for the Vatican. You may be interested :News Chile Biobío Energy Seremi states that “the country is a cup of milk”: A few days after the terrorist …

In an interview with Proceso, poet and writer Javier Sicilia reflects on the legacy of Pope Francis in Mexico, his lack of dialogue with victims of violence and the challenges of the Catholic Church in the face of the next conclave and the human rights crisis.