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Pope Francis raises Cardinal Tagle to new rank
Pope Francis has raised Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to the rank of cardinal bishop in a new sign of his... Read more
Cardinal Re elected new dean of the College of Cardinals
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re has been elected the new dean of the College of Cardinals with Cardinal Leonardo Sandri as... Read more
Pope Francis accepts resignation of dean of cardinals, sets 5-year term limit
Pope Francis Saturday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Angelo Sodano as dean of the College of Cardinals and declared that... Read more
Pope Francis to create 13 new cardinals in October consistory
Pope Francis announced Sunday he will create 13 new cardinals, from every part of the world, in a consistory Oct.... Read more
Cardinal Achille Silvestrini dies at age 95
Cardinal Achille Silvestrini, former prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches and a long-time Vatican diplomat, died at his home... Read more
Pope Francis accepts resignation of McCarrick from College of Cardinals
Saturday Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Theodore McCarrick from the College of Cardinals, suspending him from the rights and... Read more
Why cardinals have ranks, and how Pope Francis changed them
Pope Francis made an unexpected change Tuesday in the structure of the College of Cardinals, adding some curial officials to... Read more
Analysis: With new appointments, Pope Francis puts his mark on the College of Cardinals
Pope Francis’ fifth consistory marks an important shift within the College of Cardinals: it is the first time in the... Read more
Pope announces June 29 consistory to create 14 new cardinals
There will be a consistory June 29 to create 14 new cardinals, each of whom express the “universality” of the... Read more
Pope warns new cardinals against falling into polemics, division
On Saturday Pope Francis handed a red hat to 17 new cardinals, warning them against the danger of falling into... Read more
So what is a consistory, anyway?
In a simple rite this Saturday, 17 prelates will receive a red biretta from Pope Francis and thus join the... Read more
Long-serving Cardinal Baum lived a generous response to God
Cardinal William W. Baum, a past Archbishop of Washington and the longest-serving American cardinal, died on Thursday at the age... Read more
New cardinals speak out on perils, potential of a globalized society
Pope Francis' newly elevated cardinals reflected on their roles as shepherds within a vast, multicultural Church – and the many... Read more
Take the red hat, but leave your 'spiritual box' behind, Pope tells cardinals
After elevating 20 new cardinals, Pope Francis reminded them that true honor is found in service, and urged them to... Read more
Pope Francis' new cardinals shed light on Church's minorities
In his Sunday Angelus address Pope Francis announced the names of the 15 bishops to be created cardinal electors in... Read more
Cardinals bring 'voice of poor' to Vatican
Pope Francis’ appointment of new cardinals from distant and impoverished countries has helped bring the topic of pastoral care for... Read more
New cardinals highlight Global South, pastoral experience
The 19 men chosen to be named cardinals in February stresses Pope Francis' attention on the peripheries of the Church,... Read more
Pope's first cardinals represent peripheries of the world
Today Pope Francis announced the names of the 19 men from various parts of the globe who will be appointed... Read more
Pope Francis: cardinals went to end of world to find me
Pope Francis began his first words to the Church by saying that the cardinals “went to the end of the... Read more
Healthier cardinals means earlier smoke signals
The smoke signals that indicate whether or not a new Pope has been chosen might be earlier than in the... Read more
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