Natalia Imperatori-Lee

1 month ago | ncronline.org | Natalia Imperatori-Lee |Michael Sean Winters |Brian Roewe |Heidi Schlumpf

When the 133 cardinal electors enter the Sistine Chapel Wednesday (May 7) to select the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, the influence of Pope Francis will be inside with them — not just in the eight in 10 he named as cardinals, but also in their support for central themes of his 12-year papacy.