Here are the four Canadian cardinals who will help elect the next pope
Of the 135 cardinal electors, four Canadians will help find the new pope. They will be joined by 12 other cardinals from North America, two from Mexico and 10 from the U.S. Canada has another cardinal, Marc Ouellet, who retired in 2023. He turned 80 last June and is no longer eligible to vote, though he could still be elected pope.
The conclave traditionally starts 15 to 20 days after the death of the pope. The election will be held until one candidate has a two-thirds majority vote. This will be signalled by white smoke from a chimney visible from St. Peter's Square in the Vatican.
Here's what we know about the Canadian cardinals joining the conclave.
Cardinal Thomas Collins
Cardinal Thomas Collins, born Jan. 16, 1947, was the Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto from 2007 to 2023. Ordained as a priest on May 5, 1973, Collins later studied in Rome, receiving a doctorate from the Pontifical Gregorian University specializing in sacred scripture and the Book of Revelation.
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