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Who is in the College of Cardinals? Meet Ohio native choosing successor to Pope Francis

An Ohio native is among the Catholic Church cardinals who will choose a new pope. The funeral for Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88, is Saturday.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 2d

Pope Francis leaves behind unpredictable College of Cardinals to appoint successor

Pope Francis, supreme pastor to almost 1.5 billion Catholics, died on Monday at the age of 88. The papal throne, which now sits vacant, is approximately 2,000 years old. In the past, popes crowned kings and emperors.

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The top cardinals in contention to succeed Pope Francis — and what a conclave really is

Here are some of the top contenders to assume the title of pope after the passing of Pope Francis, and more details you need to know about the

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Christianity Today · 2d

How the Catholic Church Will Pick the Next Pope

A Catholic scholar explains every step of the conclave process that will determine the successor to the late Pope Francis.

NJ.com · 2d

What is a conclave? What you need to know about how the Catholic Church selects popes

After Pope Francis died at the age of 88, many are wondering about the process in which new popes are selected

The Associated Press on MSN · 3d

Who will be the next pope? Here’s how leaders of the Catholic church will pick the new pontiff.

Members of the church’s College of Cardinals under the age of 80 are eligible to vote. Current regulations limit the number of electors to 120.

The College of Cardinals, Explained

At last count there were 252 cardinals, of whom 141 were eligible to vote in a papal conclave (though there is no definitive ...

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US cardinal accused of covering up sex abuse scandal will help close Pope Francis’ coffin

Cardinal Roger Mahony has repeatedly apologized for his handling of clerical sexual abuse in Los Angeles. In 2013, internal ...

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Who are the cardinals selecting the next pope?

The conclave to select a new pope will be sharply different from the body that chose Francis in 2013. Experts say that could ...

Disgraced US cardinal shamed in Catholic child abuse scandal awarded honour of closing Pope Francis’s coffin

AN AMERICAN cardinal who was disgraced for his role in covering up shocking child abuse will preside over the closing of Pope ...

Cardinals prepare to battle over the future direction of the Catholic Church

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

One of the electors in the papal conclave has ties to Georgia. Who is Cardinal Wilton Gregory?

Following the death of Pope Francis, more than 130 cardinal electors will choose the next pope during a conclave. Do any have ...

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How a New Pope Is Chosen—and Who It Could Be

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Francis was elected Pope in 2013 after his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI became the first Pope to resign in about 600 years. Francis, chosen as TIME’ ...

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