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Possible candidates to succeed Pope Francis
April 22, 2025 - Experts say there is no single frontrunner to be the next Pope, but several names have been cited as indications of which direction the Roman Catholic Church might take.
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Guesses about who will be the next Roman Catholic pope often prove inaccurate. Before the selection of Pope Francis in 2013, many bookmakers had not even counted him among the frontrunners.
This time, predictions are further complicated because Francis made many appointments in a relatively short amount of time during his tenure, diversifying the College of Cardinals and making it harder to identify movements and factions within the group, according to the New York Times.