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At this moment, it’s known that the preaching prior to the vote lasted 45 minutes Photo: EFE/EPA/ALESSANDRO DI MEO

Analysis Opinion•Cardinals and Bishops

Catholics Not Represented in the 2025 Conclave

Following the «representative» criterion of Catholics for the 2025 Conclave, there is an overrepresentation of Cardinals from countries such as France (5), Spain (5), Argentina (4), Portugal (4), Canada (4), the United Kingdom (3), and Japan (2). The most recent data shows that the countries with the largest Catholic populations in the world are: 1) Brazil, 2) Mexico, 3) the Philippines, 4) the United States, 5) Italy, 6) Congo, and 7) Colombia.

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Religious Freedom

Chinese Communist government takes advantage of Pope’s death to unilaterally impose new bishops

These appointments, proceeding so soon after the pope’s death, present an immediate and delicate test for the next pontiff. Will he continue Francis’s policy of cautious engagement with China, or draw a firmer line in defense of the Church’s independence? That decision could define the next chapter in Vatican-China relations.