(RNS) — Since he was elected in 2013, Pope Francis has been remaking the College of Cardinals in preparation for the next conclave that will elect his successor.

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The most recent change in the College of Cardinals took place on Feb. 24, when Cardinal José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán turned 80 and was thus removed from the ranks of cardinal-electors.

The College of Cardinals traces its origins to the early centuries of the Catholic Church in Rome, evolving into its current form under Pope Nicholas II in 1059.

(RNS) Over seven years, Pope Francis has gradually remade the college of cardinals, making it less European and more African and Asian. (RNS) — Pope Francis, in a surprise announcement on Sunday ...

Each pope puts his own stamp on the College of Cardinals, looking for prelates who support his views on where the church should go. Francis has now appointed 63% of the cardinal electors; 29% were ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a College of Cardinals that is the most geographically diverse in centuries, name tags help, said cardinals gathering to begin the process of electing a successor to Pope ...

This week, the College of Cardinals is now meeting in an extraordinary consistory, marking only the third time Pope Francis has called all of the cardinals together, the latest of which was in 2015.

Currently, of course, cardinals are made titular pastors of Church's in Rome, although some are also Cardinal-Bishops and Cardinal-Deacons. But, the Holy Father could create another class of ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re celebrates the funeral mass for late Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes in the Basilica of St. Peter, March 18, 2024. How long does the conclave last?

The cardinals vote by secret ballot and the pope's successor must receive two-thirds of the vote to be elected. Each cardinal will write down their vote on a ballot, that is then twice folded ...

The cardinals vote by secret ballot and the pope's successor must receive two-thirds of the vote to be elected. Each cardinal will write down their vote on a ballot, that is then twice folded ...