Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.

Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of the direction the Roman Catholic Church might take.

As the voting to choose the next pope gets underway, serious questions loom about Europe’s future influence on the Church.

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