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Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died just one day after his surprise public appearance on Easter Sunday. The Vatican confirmed his death Monday morning EST.
He was 88, and had suffered a serious bout of double pneumonia this year, but his death came as a shock after he had been driven around St. Peter's Square in an open-air popemobile to greet cheering crowds on Easter Sunday. It was his first public appearance since being hospitalized on February 14. Doctors would confirm the Pope had pneumonia in both lungs just three days later.
"Dear brothers and sisters, it is with profound sadness I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis," Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced on the Vatican's TV channel.
"At 7:35 (0535 GMT) this morning the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father."
Gamblers, perhaps reluctant to place early bets on the Next Pope, were more willing to do so on Monday and BetOnline did anticipate a flood of wagers on the next Pope.
Here are some notes since we last sent out pope odds on February 20, 2025:
- Luis Antonio Tagle remains the favorite, and his odds have improved 4/1 to 1/1 (he opened with 14/1 odds in 2022).
- Peitro Parolin's odds have improved from 5/1 to 2/1 (he opened with 14/1 odds in 2022).
- Matteo Zuppi's odds have improved from 28/1 to 6/1 (he opened with 16/1 odds in 2022).
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Next Pope |
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Luis Antonio Tagle |
1/1 |
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Pietro Parolin |
2/1 |
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Matteo Zuppi |
6/1 |
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Fridolin Ambongo Besungu |
6/1 |
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Peter Erdo |
9/1 |
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Mark Ouellet |
10/1 |
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Peter Turkson |
10/1 |
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Raymond Leo Burke |
10/1 |
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Robert Sarah |
10/1 |
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Wim Eijk |
10/1 |
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Angelo Scola |
12/1 |
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Pierbattista Pizzaballa |
12/1 |
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Kevin Farrell |
12/1 |
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Wilton Daniel Gregory |
12/1 |
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Francis Arinze |
12/1 |
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Christoph Schonborn |
14/1 |
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Angelo De Donatis |
14/1 |
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Konrad Krajewski |
16/1 |
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Sean Patrick O'Malley |
18/1 |
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Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga |
25/1 |
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Timothy Dolan |
25/1 |
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Malcolm Ranjith |
25/1 |
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Joao Braz de Aviz |
28/1 |
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Antonio Canizares Llovera |
33/1 |
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Blase Joseph Cupich |
33/1 |
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Odilo Pedro Scherer |
50/1 |
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Gianfranco Ravasi |
50/1 |
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Mauro Piacenza |
50/1 |
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Wilfrid Napier |
50/1 |
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Lauro Tisi |
50/1 |
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Bechara Peter Rai |
50/1 |
(NOTE: Cardinals with greater than 50/1 odds are not listed but can be seen here
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Papal Name of Next Pope |
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Francis |
2/1 |
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Benedict |
3/1 |
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John Paul |
5/1 |
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Leo |
8/1 |
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Urban |
10/1 |
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John |
12/1 |
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Adrian |
12/1 |
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Gregory |
12/1 |
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Nicholas |
12/1 |
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Stephen |
12/1 |
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Alexander |
12/1 |
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Clement |
14/1 |
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Julius |
16/1 |
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Martin |
16/1 |
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Pius |
20/1 |
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Celestine |
20/1 |
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Anastasius |
33/1 |
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Innocent |
50/1 |
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Honorius |
50/1 |
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Sixtus |
100/1 |
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Donald |
500/1 |
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Elon |
500/1 |
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Taylor |
500/1 |
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Continent of Next Pope |
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Asia |
1/5 |
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Europe |
4/1 |
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Africa |
5/1 |
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North America |
9/1 |
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South America |
10/1 |
Betonline Comments on Pope Francis Passing
The passing of Pope Francis has sent the Catholic Church into a period of mourning, but also the beginning of the centuries-old process of selecting a new pontiff.
Cardinals under the age of 80 will now meet to select the church's next leader, which usually takes a few weeks.
Global bookmaker BetOnline.ag has been offering "Next Pope Odds" since 2022, but betting interest really started to heat up during the past two months when Pope Francis' health began to decline.
There are now 55 names with odds on the board, and you can even wager on which continent the next pope will come from and what his papal name will be.
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