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America’s Next Cardinal: 6 Bishops Who Could Soon Receive a Red Hat
ANALYSIS: Vatican rumor mill is already turning about a forthcoming consistory.
ANALYSIS: Vatican rumor mill is already turning about a forthcoming consistory.
The primate of the Church of Hungary has established himself over the years as one of the leading ecclesiastical figures of our time.
ANALYSIS: As the Holy Land again descends into violent conflict, the peacemaking Latin patriarch of Jerusalem has emerged as a respected leader of the local Church in the Middle East.
During the 11 years of his pontificate, Pope Francis has convened nine consistories to create new cardinals.
COMMENTARY: The College of Cardinals in 2023 is much different than the one that elected Francis to the papacy in 2013.
For some cardinals, the synod will be a kind of semi-public audition for the 266th successor of St. Peter
The Australian cardinal succumbed to a suspected heart attack following hip replacement surgery in Rome, according to his secretary.
NEWS ANALYSIS: But only time will tell what this means at a future conclave when the cardinals return to Rome to elect a new pope from among their ranks.
Several of the Church’s 16 new cardinal-electors told the Register about what they hope to see, when the time comes to elect a new pope.
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