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When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected in 2013 as Pope Francis, he was a near total Vatican outsider. He had never been a ...
Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to ...
Cardinals are high-ranking officials of the Catholic Church whose main duties include advising, governing the Roman Curia, ...
Cardinals rank just below the pope, and those who belong to the powerful College of Cardinals are tasked with electing a new ...
The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him foreseeing a papabile ahead of his death ...
Three of the youngest cardinals who will take part in the Conclave: Americo Manuel (51), from Portugal; Cardenal Mykola (45), ...
Catholic cardinals will be locked up for the papal conclave but for preparatory meetings this week they must run the gauntlet ...