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Australian Cardinal Edward Cassidy, Vatican official and diplomat, dies at 96
The retired cardinal had been a Vatican nuncio and Holy See official for over 30 years. Read more
Pope Francis trims cardinals’ salaries by 10% to save money
Pope Francis has issued a letter cutting the salaries of some Vatican employees as a way to contain costs after... Read more
What changes may be coming to the College of Cardinals in 2021?
When Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako turns 80 on Feb. 27, the cardinals eligible to vote in a conclave will drop... Read more
Pope Francis sends condolences after death of Cardinal Simonis
Pope Francis offered his condolences Thursday after Dutch Cardinal Adrianus Simonis died at the age of 88. Read more
Church reform takes personal conversion, Pope Francis tells Roman Curia
To carry out the continuing reform of the Church requires a willingness to change and a commitment to personal conversion,... Read more
Remember the final judgement, Pope Francis says at Mass for recently deceased bishops
Pope Francis urged Catholics to meditation on the final judgement at a Mass offered Monday for the souls of cardinals... Read more
New cardinal says he relied on Eucharist, Mary during time in Soviet prison camp
One of the newest cardinals of the Church says he drew strength from the Mass and the Blessed Virgin during... Read more
Pope Francis urges new cardinals to imitate Christ’s compassionate heart
Pope Francis created 13 new cardinals Saturday, encouraging each of them to ask for the grace to have a compassionate... Read more
Italian Cardinal Paolo Sardi dies at age 84
Cardinal Paolo Sardi, who served under five popes, died Saturday at Gemelli Hospital in Rome after a short illness. Read more
Pope Francis offers Mass for souls of 163 deceased cardinals, bishops
Nine cardinals and 154 bishops have died since November 2017, including Cardinal Bernard Law, the former archbishop of Boston, and... Read more
Cardinal Tauran, leader in Catholic-Muslim dialogue, dies at 75
After a long battle with Parkinson's Disease, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, a seasoned Vatican diplomat who announced Pope Francis' election to... Read more
Red hat shows importance of Fatima message, new cardinal says
Among the Church’s newest cardinals is Antonio Augusto dos Santos Marto, who oversees the diocese of Leiria-Fatima. He says his... Read more
Patriarch Sako will be Chaldean Catholics' first voting cardinal
Referencing being nominated a cardinal, sometimes called “princes of the Church,” Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako of Babylon said... Read more
Cardinal Karl Lehmann, influential German prelate, dies at 81
Cardinal Karl Lehmann, Archbishop Emeritus of Mainz and one of the most prominent leaders in the German Church known for... Read more
Analysis: Pope Francis makes plans as fifth anniversary approaches
As the fifth anniversary of his pontificate approaches, it is obvious that Pope Francis has made his mark on the... Read more
Cardinal Velasio De Paolis, canon law scholar, dies at age 81
The Vatican announced Saturday that Cardinal Velasio De Paolis, C.S., prefect emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of... Read more
Benedict XVI: Cardinal Meisner died a 'cheerful' man
In a letter sent for the funeral of the late Cardinal Joachim Meisner, retired Pope Benedict XVI praised the prelate... Read more
Four reasons why this consistory was an unusual one
A consistory is a gathering of cardinals, which the Pope can convoke to give solemnity to a particular decision, or... Read more
Pope Francis announces new June 28 consistory
During his Regina Coeli address Sunday, Pope Francis announced to pilgrims that he will be holding a June 28 consistory... Read more
Cardinal Etchegaray's retirement means the end of an era
As Cardinal Roger Etchegaray leaves Rome to retire to France, his homeland, an era has closed. Read more
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