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June 2, 2023

Pope Francis has named two-thirds of cardinals eligible to elect his successor

Pope Francis, cardinals and bishops pray during a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this file photo from Nov. 2, 2022. As of June 2, 2023, two-thirds of the members of the College of Cardinals who are under the age of 80 and eligible to vote in a conclave to elect a new pope are cardinals created by Pope Francis.

Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, the retired archbishop of Naples, celebrated his 80th birthday June 2 and, consequently, became ineligible to enter a conclave to elect a new pope.

Published in Vatican
January 5, 2015

Want to see Pope Francis’ vision for the church? Look at his new cardinals

Pope Francis announced 15 new cardinal electors from "14 nations of every continent" to show the link between the Vatican and the churches across the world.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis reinforced his radical reshaping of the Catholic Church by naming 20 new cardinals from countries as far afield as Ethiopia, Tonga, Thailand and Panama.

Published in Vatican
December 6, 2014

Smoking gun? Pope Francis’ critics cite new book in questioning his papacy

Pope Francis passes a crucifix during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Dec. 3.

NEW YORK - Was there a secret plot to elect Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio at the papal conclave last year? Did Bergoglio — who became Pope Francis at that conclave — give the go-ahead to such a plan? And does that campaign call his election, and his papacy, into question?

Published in Book News