Michael Kelly
Francis: renewing the Church from the margins
Swiss Guards are seen as cardinals from around the world enter the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel in 2013 to begin the conclave that elected Pope Francis. Photo: CNS
Editor’s Comment Pope Francis has unveiled his latest additions to the Church’s most exclusive club. The College of Cardinals will be exclusively charged with choosing his successor when there is a vacancy. We used to, of course, say that they would elect a new Pope when the old Pope died – but Benedict’s abdication of…