As members of the College of Cardinals prepare for the conclave, they face a profound choice: Build on the late pope’s reforms and vision, or slow things down and make a course correction.

The post Pope Francis Filled the College of Cardinals With a Diverse Group of Men – and They’ll Be Picking His Successor appeared first on Katie Couric Media. An Italian cardinal once tainted by a secret deal with China over the appointment of Catholic bishops has emerged as the favourite to be elected pope.

The Catholic has ushered in a new era following the election of a new pope, Pope Leo XIV, who was announced to the world from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica.