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Will consistory decide next Pope, as Erdő, Tagle and Zuppi still front runners?

August 26, 2022

As Saturday’s consistory gets under way, the first time many cardinals will meet may present the opportunity to decide Francis’s successor On Saturday August 27, cardinals from around the world will gather at the Vatican for a hotly-debated but surprisingly-timed consistory where 20 prelates will join the College of Cardinals, with sixteen under 80 years

Erdő and Tagle: still in pole position to succeed Francis after Ouellet allegation

August 22, 2022

Cardinal Marc Ouellet – a potential successor to the Pope and a noted conservative from Canada – may now be ruled out of the papal succession owing to his having been accused of sexual misconduct as part of a class-action lawsuit. Pope Francis has since decided there is insufficient evidence to open an investigation. While

Erdő vs. Tagle: the battle to be the next Pope

August 05, 2022

As speculation grows about the potential resignation of Pope Francis, whoever the next Pope is will say a great deal about the direction of a Church being pulled in different directions and threatened by schism with a progressive Synodal Path. One leading candidate to succeed Pope Francis is Hungary’s Cardinal Erdő, a conservative canon law

Family synod: Mid-term report stirs controversy among bishops

October 15, 2014

Cardinal Burke accuses synod leaders of giving a distorted view of the proceedings