Several names are circulating in the Holy See as Francis enters his eleventh year of pontificate. Several others are circulating because “papabile’ lists are a traditional Roman sport.

It aims to identify those cardinals who could be elected pope. One of these cardinals is indeed growing in power. It keeps coming up in conversations. The diplomat, the manager and the convert are the three most prominent successors of Pope Francis. This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 93% left to discover.