{"id":25731,"date":"2025-04-23T14:02:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=25731"},"modified":"2025-04-23T14:02:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:02:35","slug":"who-will-be-the-next-pope-after-franciss-passing-college-of-cardinals-reveals-the-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=25731","title":{"rendered":"Who Will Be the Next Pope After Francis\u2019s Passing \u2014 College of Cardinals Reveals the Details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"PostContent_title__tVSHO\">Who Will Be the Next Pope After Francis\u2019s Passing \u2014 College of Cardinals Reveals the Details<\/h1>\n<div class=\"InfoLine_wrapper__C_h_D\">\n<div class=\"InfoLine_inner-wrap__nT3Iy\">\n<p class=\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\">When Pope Francis died, the Roman Catholic Church lost not just its first Jesuit pontiff and first leader from the Global South, but also a reformer who transformed its leadership structure in ways no other modern pope had.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Embed_wrapper__UQbow\">\n<div class=\"EmbedTwitter_embed-twitter-container__WCsCP\" data-testid=\"embed-twitter tweet\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=e30%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1914226689065865254&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fondoho.com%2F455949-who-will-be-the-next-pope-after-franciss.html&amp;sessionId=dc1b79527aacb13b73de803d1cd825c56dc1fdd6&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1914226689065865254\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\">The College of Cardinals will now gather in the Sistine Chapel to begin the sacred process of\u00a0<a class=\"Link_link__PUK08 Link_link__2Di7A\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/ckgxk40ndk1o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/ckgxk40ndk1o\">selecting the next pope<\/a>. 135 cardinals will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect his successor \u2014 108 of them chosen by Pope Francis himself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"adv\">\n<div class=\"Ad-Container AdvInTextBuilder_slot-wrapper___Oz3G\">\n<div class=\"AdvTitle_wrap__c0mSw\"><span class=\"AdvTitle_text__UoNsa\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"Ad-Container AdvSlots_adv-square-wrap__va0pf AdvSlots_adv-square-wrap__xHoym\">\n<div class=\"AdvSlots_adv-square__246sC\" data-slot-type=\"1\" data-position=\"in_article_2\" data-code=\"\/23282174040\/d_ondoho_com_intext_02\">\n<div id=\"in_article_2\" class=\"AdvSlots_slot__YAMh2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\">The conclave, a series of closed-door votes, will continue until one name achieves the required majority. However, this time, the outcome is\u00a0<a class=\"Link_link__PUK08 Link_link__2Di7A\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/ckgxk40ndk1o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/ckgxk40ndk1o\">more difficult to predict<\/a>\u00a0than ever. Though most of the voting cardinals were appointed by\u00a0<a class=\"Link_link__PUK08 Link_link__2Di7A\" href=\"https:\/\/ondoho.com\/455913-pope-francis-death-not-attributed-to.html\">Pope Francis<\/a>, they do not fall neatly into progressive or traditionalist camps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\">In just over a decade, the late Pope dismantled long-held traditions by\u00a0<a class=\"Link_link__PUK08 Link_link__2Di7A\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/04\/22\/world\/pope-francis-successor-frontrunners-intl-dg\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/04\/22\/world\/pope-francis-successor-frontrunners-intl-dg\/index.html\">appointing cardinals<\/a>\u00a0from places previously overlooked \u2014 such as Tonga, Papua New Guinea, and South Sudan \u2014 while bypassing historically influential sees like Milan and Paris.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\">What&#8217;s more, for the first time in history, non-Europeans make up the majority of voters \u2014 opening the door to the possibility of a pope from Africa, Asia, or the Americas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Image_wrapper__1NP9g\">\n<div class=\"Image_container__oHMMQ\">\n<div class=\"Image_ref__XcBnw\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.ondoho.com\/Ca-o2onnY5FGdMwvJ3J7n4UwyfW41__BteDR8suEqVE\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vYzM0ZTdhOGQ2ZWUzYjNlZGY5MWFiMzc2NzlhMjU3M2JiOTVkMjE1Yjk4NTgzYWJkM2QwZmRhM2JiOTNkYWFjMi5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NDUwMCZoZWlnaHQ9MzAwMQ.jpg 375w,https:\/\/imgproxy.ondoho.com\/5gujDmumRD8mvmEcE3nJAzjJFbDQLXqcteg6OfnwfKQ\/rs:fill:576:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vYzM0ZTdhOGQ2ZWUzYjNlZGY5MWFiMzc2NzlhMjU3M2JiOTVkMjE1Yjk4NTgzYWJkM2QwZmRhM2JiOTNkYWFjMi5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NDUwMCZoZWlnaHQ9MzAwMQ.jpg 576w,https:\/\/imgproxy.ondoho.com\/lguAbUsry_aQg5BX14YI5Qp8Mbh4lTf3tVy2_tv9YKU\/rs:fill:768:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vYzM0ZTdhOGQ2ZWUzYjNlZGY5MWFiMzc2NzlhMjU3M2JiOTVkMjE1Yjk4NTgzYWJkM2QwZmRhM2JiOTNkYWFjMi5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NDUwMCZoZWlnaHQ9MzAwMQ.jpg 768w,https:\/\/imgproxy.ondoho.com\/0WzhyitYle7Q5JH5X4B_WWnS6gADEZ0vWwk-Z3qLM3U\/rs:fill:992:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vYzM0ZTdhOGQ2ZWUzYjNlZGY5MWFiMzc2NzlhMjU3M2JiOTVkMjE1Yjk4NTgzYWJkM2QwZmRhM2JiOTNkYWFjMi5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NDUwMCZoZWlnaHQ9MzAwMQ.jpg 992w,https:\/\/imgproxy.ondoho.com\/k0UratvGy4mEfyACK2uPvO20c6qwnoHV-2i5Zfw2zYk\/rs:fill:1200:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vYzM0ZTdhOGQ2ZWUzYjNlZGY5MWFiMzc2NzlhMjU3M2JiOTVkMjE1Yjk4NTgzYWJkM2QwZmRhM2JiOTNkYWFjMi5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NDUwMCZoZWlnaHQ9MzAwMQ.jpg 1200w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 835px) 100vw, (max-width: 1279px) 830px, 830px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image_image__11E9V Image_post-image__qnTn0\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ondoho.com\/c34e7a8d6ee3b3edf91ab37679a2573bb95d215b98583abd3d0fda3bb93daac2.jpg\" alt=\"Pope Francis meeting Italian actor and director Roberto Benigni at Paul VI Hall in Vatican City, on December 7, 2022 | Source: Getty Images\" width=\"4500\" height=\"3001\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Image_title__T6_we\" data-testid=\"image-source\">Pope Francis meeting Italian actor and director Roberto Benigni at Paul VI Hall in Vatican City, on December 7, 2022 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\">His aim was clear \u2014 to\u00a0<a class=\"Link_link__PUK08 Link_link__2Di7A\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/04\/22\/world\/pope-francis-successor-frontrunners-intl-dg\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/04\/22\/world\/pope-francis-successor-frontrunners-intl-dg\/index.html\">make the Church more representative<\/a>\u00a0of its global following. Among those traveling to Rome is 45-year-old Mykola Bychok, a Ukrainian-born bishop from Melbourne.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\">Recently made a cardinal, Bychok is now\u00a0<a class=\"Link_link__PUK08 Link_link__2Di7A\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2025\/apr\/21\/melbourne-bishop-australia-highest-ranking-catholic-choose-next-pope-mykola-bychok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2025\/apr\/21\/melbourne-bishop-australia-highest-ranking-catholic-choose-next-pope-mykola-bychok\">Australia&#8217;s highest-ranking Catholic official<\/a>\u00a0and the country&#8217;s youngest cardinal. He is also the first Australian cardinal since George Pell and only the eighth in history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"adv\">\n<div class=\"Ad-Container AdvInTextBuilder_slot-wrapper___Oz3G\">\n<div class=\"AdvTitle_wrap__c0mSw\"><span class=\"AdvTitle_text__UoNsa\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"Ad-Container AdvSlots_adv-square-wrap__va0pf AdvSlots_adv-square-wrap__xHoym\">\n<div class=\"AdvSlots_adv-square__246sC\" data-slot-type=\"1\" data-position=\"in_article_4\" data-code=\"\/23282174040\/d_ondoho_com_intext_04\">\n<div id=\"in_article_4\" class=\"AdvSlots_slot__YAMh2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\">The next pontiff will inherit a Church at a crossroads \u2014 and his election could redefine Catholic leadership for generations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Image_wrapper__1NP9g\">\n<div class=\"Image_container__oHMMQ\">\n<div class=\"Image_ref__XcBnw\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.ondoho.com\/6GE-ohCYHyOCGsrQJ-t94ocY6UVbzDCfAN-I6Z0wjpI\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vM2I3MGRmODNmOGYxMzU0NTRlMTM3MmYwOTgyMmZjMjkzMmFkNWU1YWZkOWNjOTJkZDMzN2VjMDYxZGQwOTJhZS5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NDUwMCZoZWlnaHQ9MzAwMA.jpg 375w,https:\/\/imgproxy.ondoho.com\/mAPIiZv38XDzrWHzoI-azxB5ttdX5_6H4TCEz1g_fQE\/rs:fill:576:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vM2I3MGRmODNmOGYxMzU0NTRlMTM3MmYwOTgyMmZjMjkzMmFkNWU1YWZkOWNjOTJkZDMzN2VjMDYxZGQwOTJhZS5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NDUwMCZoZWlnaHQ9MzAwMA.jpg 576w,https:\/\/imgproxy.ondoho.com\/T5WzRUtnmVXh73KU-ILFoBJl_Wi1qk6u3XTmlMUp6YE\/rs:fill:768:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vM2I3MGRmODNmOGYxMzU0NTRlMTM3MmYwOTgyMmZjMjkzMmFkNWU1YWZkOWNjOTJkZDMzN2VjMDYxZGQwOTJhZS5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NDUwMCZoZWlnaHQ9MzAwMA.jpg 768w,https:\/\/imgproxy.ondoho.com\/2HOkbCOB_Wa6cfB1odUPob06idGDLTaj46OYfvoRFFA\/rs:fill:992:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vM2I3MGRmODNmOGYxMzU0NTRlMTM3MmYwOTgyMmZjMjkzMmFkNWU1YWZkOWNjOTJkZDMzN2VjMDYxZGQwOTJhZS5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NDUwMCZoZWlnaHQ9MzAwMA.jpg 992w,https:\/\/imgproxy.ondoho.com\/YKiObC9QXPp2uv_cPHOKsvez0wRIY_65TnAdBzmRcII\/rs:fill:1200:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vM2I3MGRmODNmOGYxMzU0NTRlMTM3MmYwOTgyMmZjMjkzMmFkNWU1YWZkOWNjOTJkZDMzN2VjMDYxZGQwOTJhZS5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NDUwMCZoZWlnaHQ9MzAwMA.jpg 1200w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 835px) 100vw, (max-width: 1279px) 830px, 830px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image_image__11E9V Image_post-image__qnTn0\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ondoho.com\/3b70df83f8f135454e1372f09822fc2932ad5e5afd9cc92dd337ec061dd092ae.jpg\" alt=\"Pope Francis greeting soccer player Dani Alves during the launch of the Scholas Occurrentes International Movement at the Pontifical Urban University in Vatican City, on May 19, 2022 | Source: Getty Images\" width=\"4500\" height=\"3000\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Image_title__T6_we\" data-testid=\"image-source\">Pope Francis greeting soccer player Dani Alves during the launch of the Scholas Occurrentes International Movement at the Pontifical Urban University in Vatican City, on May 19, 2022 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"><a class=\"Link_link__PUK08 Link_link__2Di7A\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/ckgxk40ndk1o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/ckgxk40ndk1o\">The names gaining attention<\/a>\u00a0will need to be both spiritual leaders and public figures. The list of &#8220;papabile&#8221; \u2014 men\u00a0<a class=\"Link_link__PUK08 Link_link__2Di7A\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/news\/who-will-be-next-pope-inside-race-succeed-francis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/news\/who-will-be-next-pope-inside-race-succeed-francis\">considered\u00a0<\/a>&#8220;pope-able&#8221;\u2014 is long and unusually open-ended this time. The top contenders include:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"ContentRenderer_ul__6sHN_\">\n<li class=\"ContentRenderer_list-item__JykAQ\"><strong class=\"ContentRenderer_bold__Fo6Iz\">Pietro Parolin (Italy, 70)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Vatican&#8217;s Secretary of State and a key diplomatic figure, Parolin has been described as a frontrunner. 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He has navigated difficult political climates and Church reforms effectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Image_wrapper__1NP9g\">\n<div class=\"Image_container__oHMMQ\">\n<div class=\"Image_ref__XcBnw\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.ondoho.com\/wYhL1ybNOlaPWNEbWrw6LVjv6K7cneqTJNouhH-R81w\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vMzY5YjQyNWNmYmNiZGNhZWM0ZWIzMzY0MmJkYzRjYTE3OTM1Yzg3ZTMyMjIxNWEwMTNjOTFkNTYzNGZhZDRhYi5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NDUwMCZoZWlnaHQ9MzAwMQ.jpg 375w,https:\/\/imgproxy.ondoho.com\/VwWb5im_Wi8rbXyqLB3j6gcneMOHTE2FokaJg7TyarM\/rs:fill:576:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vMzY5YjQyNWNmYmNiZGNhZWM0ZWIzMzY0MmJkYzRjYTE3OTM1Yzg3ZTMyMjIxNWEwMTNjOTFkNTYzNGZhZDRhYi5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NDUwMCZoZWlnaHQ9MzAwMQ.jpg 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