RECENT COLUMNS
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Fr. Robert P. Imbelli
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Francis X. Maier
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Richard A. Spinello
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Carrie Gress
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Fr. Paul D. Scalia
NEWS
COMMENTARY
RECENT COLUMNS
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Fr. Robert P. Imbelli
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Francis X. Maier
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Richard A. Spinello
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Carrie Gress
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Fr. Paul D. Scalia
NEWS
COMMENTARY
Cardinals in the next Conclave
Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
As of today, there are 122 cardinal electors: 13 were created by John Paul II; 39 were created by Benedict XVI; and 70 by by Francis. Does that mean Francis II? Perhaps, but the the current pope’s more challenging and less conciliatory policies have generated divisions rather than consensus.