Today in History: Cardinals pick Pope Francis’s successor
- Posted on May 7, 2026
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Today in History: Cardinals pick Pope Francis’s successor
On May 7, In 2025, cardinal electors began a conclave at the Sistine Chapel in Rome to choose a successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21 at age 88. Over a two-day gathering, they choose Cardinal Robert Prevost as the first U.S.-born…
