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CV NEWS FEED // Two Vatican experts launched a website called “The College of Cardinals Report,” with the goal of helping cardinals see where possible candidates for the next papacy stand on key issues.
New Daily Compass reports that the website’s editors and co-founders, Edward Pentin and Diane Montagna, thought that the website would be a helpful resource since many of the current cardinals were appointed recently.
“Since he was elected Pope in 2013, Francis has chosen less well-known prelates to be cardinals from ‘periphery’ locations in the developing world,” Pentin stated. “As he has appointed 110 of the 138 cardinal-electors (as of February 11, 2025), this means that many of them are unfamiliar with each other.”
Montagna explained, “Our goal was to create a resource for the cardinals that is professional, attractive, and user-friendly.”
The website lists biographies of the cardinals, including key data, a summary of their life, a checklist of where the cardinal stands on key issues, a full profile, and a section outlining the cardinal’s service to the Church.
The website also offers a list of those who, in the opinion of the editors, are the top 12 papabili, cardinals who are eligible to become the next pope.
Montagna explained that she did not think it was improper to begin the website while Pope Francis is still living.
“During the next conclave, the window of opportunity for cardinals to get to know one another will be small,” Montagna said. “Responding to a need, we therefore wanted to create this resource now, well enough ahead of the next papal election. We obviously mean no disrespect to Pope Francis in doing so, and we pray for him and for his pontificate.”
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