Surprise!

Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine Chapel that will signal the election of a successor to Pope Francis.

The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the Vatican hasn’t ordered a set of cassocks from the two best-known papal tailors.

Papabile: How do conclave watchers come up with their lists of the next pope—and should we trust them?

The people of God see the bishop of Rome as a teacher, but they also unquestionably see him as a father.