Who are the candidates for the next pope?

Papabili in future conclave – The Next Pope (2020)

Country	Name	Age
United States	Sean Patrick O’Malley	(age 77)
Canada	Marc Ouellet	(age 77)
Italy	Pietro Parolin	(age 66)
Italy	Mauro Piacenza	(age 77)

Who will be the first black pope?

He was the first bishop of Rome born in the Roman Province of Africa—probably in Leptis Magna (or Tripolitania). He was later considered a saint….Pope Victor I.

Pope Saint Victor I
Born	Early 2nd Century AD Africa Proconsulare
Died	199 AD Rome, Roman Empire
Sainthood
Feast day	28 July

How does the Vatican choose a new pope?

A papal conclave is a gathering of the College of Cardinals convened to elect a bishop of Rome, also known as the pope. A two-thirds supermajority vote is required to elect the new pope.

Which Pope was evil?

Pope Alexander VI
Alexander is considered one of the most controversial of the Renaissance popes, partly because he acknowledged fathering several children by his mistresses….

Pope Alexander VI
Papacy began	11 August 1492
Papacy ended	18 August 1503
Predecessor	Innocent VIII
Successor	Pius III

What happens when a new pope is elected?

On the death or abdication of a pope, his successor is elected by cardinals meeting in conclave in the Vatican’s world famous Sistine Chapel. If a new pope has been elected, the papers are burned with a substance that gives off white smoke, to signal the news to the waiting crowds outside.

Which Pope was the most evil?

Pope Alexander VI
Died	18 August 1503 (aged 72) Rome, Papal States
Buried	Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli, Rome
Nationality	Aragonese – Spanish
Denomination	Catholic (Roman Rite)

Who is the most hated pope?

The Bad Popes

Pope Stephen VI (896–897), who had his predecessor Pope Formosus exhumed, tried, de-fingered, briefly reburied, and thrown in the Tiber.
Pope John XII (955–964), who gave land to a mistress, murdered several people, and was killed by a man who caught him in bed with his wife.