Before the conclave, cardinals will talk and politick
Cardinals hold candles as Dean of the College of Cardinals Giovanni Battista Re leads the Easter vigil inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
(RNS) — Although overtly campaigning to be pope is discouraged and would be counterproductive, the cardinals do a lot of politicking in private prior to the conclave.
