When Archbishop Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi receives the red hat and cardinal’s ring from Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 7, he will be the seventh Japanese cardinal in the history of the Catholic Church.

On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell investigate Pope Francis’ new letter on the final synod document.

The new Vatican dashboard allows users to see a map of where current cardinals are from, as well as the percentage of cardinals from each region eligible to vote in conclave.

At a general audience, Pope Francis said that homilies should run under 10 minutes and be guided by the Holy Spirit.

“The Roman Curia can no longer say, ‘The law is set here, and it is to be obeyed out there,’” Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta told America’s Vatican correspondent in this exclusive interview.

How realistic is “Conclave”? A canon lawyer weighs in.