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Should Cardinals be able to vote in conclave if they don’t reside in Rome?

September 01, 2022

German Cardinal Walter Brandmüller – a conservative who has criticised the Synodal Path – has asked that the right to vote in a conclave be limited to those residing in Rome, since there are too many cardinals who come from faraway places who lack experience with the Roman Curia, and do not know one another,

Cardinal Burke: the dark horse in the running to succeed Pope Francis

August 30, 2022

Amid the debate over McElroy and Cordileone, is Cardinal Burke a future American Pope?

Joe Biden should have a word with Pope Francis about China

August 30, 2022

The US President could influence the Holy Father to do the right thing in China and Nicaragua

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

The case for a young Pope

August 25, 2022

Given the travel and media demands of the modern age, the selection of a younger Pope could be in the Church’s interest

McElroy vs Cordileone: the battle for American Catholicism

August 24, 2022

The elevation of the Bishop of San Diego, rather than the Archbishop of San Francisco, to cardinal this summer demonstrates the extent to which Pope Francis is shaping the College of Cardinals to choose a successor reflecting his legacy should he resign or die in the near-term. But it also shines a light on the

When will the Pope resign?

August 23, 2022

For many Catholics unhappy about the direction of travel of the Church under Pope Francis, if and when he will resign are perhaps the most asked questions. This is not distasteful or idle court gossip. The Catholic Church is a hierarchical organisation directed in outlook and ideology by its leader, who a small College of

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