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What Catholics want in their next pope and the unofficial conclave shortlist

Name: What Catholics want in their next pope and the unofficial conclave shortlist
Uploaded: 2025-05-06T19:05:00-0400
Duration: 6 min 16 s
Description: The conclave to elect the next pope is opening soon. A new CBS News poll indicates most U.S. Catholics would like to see another like Pope Francis. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor Maurice DuBois sampled opinions in Rome. Then, Seth Doane reports on what names are being floated.

The conclave to elect the next pope is opening soon. A new CBS News poll indicates most U.S. Catholics would like to see another like Pope Francis. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor Maurice DuBois sampled opinions in Rome. Then, Seth Doane reports on what names are being floated.