Cardinal Bychok: Ukraine-born Aussie to help elect next pope

Following Pope Francis’s death, 45-year-old Cardinal Mykola Bychok—Australia’s highest-ranking Catholic and the youngest member of the College of Cardinals—will help choose the next pontiff. Born in Ukraine and a vocal advocate for his homeland, Bychok's meteoric rise signals a generational and geographic shift in Church leadership as the Vatican prepares for a historic transition.