Guatemala’s cardinal trusts migration will be a priority for next pope as he readies for conclave

By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN en Español From the streets of Detroit to the halls of the Vatican, American Cardinal Joseph Tobin is one of the names being touted as a candidate for the upcoming conclave. Known for his approachable approach, his defense of migrants, and his openness to historically marginalized communities, his figure can be seen as capable of building bridges within and outside the Catholic Church, although to do so he would have to c…

Convert in a conclave: Swedish cardinal remains in the spotlight

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When talking about the conclave turns to the challenge of secularism and bringing the Gospel to people who think they somehow have moved beyond a need for religion, the name of Sweden’s cardinal comes up as a possible candidate for pope. The Le Figaro magazine, the weekly edition of the newspaper of the same name, mentioned Cardinal Anders Arborelius of Stockholm as a potential candidate in 2024. It was a distinction he foun…

Interview: Cardinal Czerny on why it shouldn’t matter where the next pope is from

“I become agitated when they say it’s time for an American, it’s time for an African, it’s time for a South Islander. I think that is so stupid. It’s time for the successor of Peter for 2025. The priority is evangelization.”

Guatemala’s cardinal trusts migration will be a priority for next pope as he readies for conclave

Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini is taking to his first conclave the same spirit that guided his decades-long front-line ministry among the migrants, poor and Indigenous people in Guatemala’s highlands.

Swedish cardinal is Catholic convert in sea of atheists

Sweden's first cardinal, Anders Arborelius, is a convert to Catholicism in the overwhelmingly Protestant Scandinavian country, which is home to one of the world's most secularised societies.

Cardinal Arborelius: Evengelization ‘all-encompassing’ priority for next pope

Cardinal Anders Arborelius is, in many respects, an outlier in the College of Cardinals.He’s one of the chief examples of the kind of periphery cardinal Pope Francis appointed in nearly every consistory: The first Swedish cardinal in history, one of the few cardinals who is originally a convert in modern history, and only the sixth Carmelite cardinal in history.Cardinal Anders Arborelius in 2023. Credit: JD Flynn/Pillar Media.The first Swede to …