Paris, May 5, 2025 (AFP) - The conclave's cardinals in numbers

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2025-05-05

One hundred and thirty three cardinals, with an average age of 70, mostly chosen by the late Pope Francis, are set to vote for his successor at the conclave beginning on Wednesday. While many of them will as usual be from Europe, and particularly Italy, they will this time be less in number. During his pontificate, Francis made a point of appointing more cardinals from the "peripheries" of the Catholic world. Of the 252 cardinals, who form the to......

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