Bets on real-world events are becoming more common, and putting down some money on who will become the Catholic Church’s next leader is just one more example.
The steady stream of young women joining religious orders stopped decades ago. That means the sisters who remain have little income and fewer peers to lean on for care.
Priority number one for the new pope has been fighting poverty in the slums of Buenos Aires. What effect might he have on the global scene in his new position?
