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Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington was one of 13 new cardinals named by Pope Francis Oct. 25. Archbishop Gregory is pictured meeting the pope during a meeting with U.S. bishops making their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican in this Dec. 3, 2019, file photo. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Cardinal-designate Gregory thanks pope 'with grateful, humble heart'

Mark Zimmermann|Oct 25, 2020|5 Min Read

(CNS photo/Junno Arocho Esteves)

Pope Francis to create 13 new cardinals

Catholic News Agency|Oct 25, 2020|3 Min Read

In this Jan. 10, 2018 file photo made available the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, retired archbishop of Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen greets Pope Francis at the end of his weekly general audience in Paul VI, at the Vatican. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP via Crux)

Is this the end of the College of Cardinals as a polite society?

John L. Allen Jr.|Oct 20, 2020|5 Min Read

Pope Francis greets religious as he leaves the hermitage and cell of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, in this Oct. 4, 2013, file photo. The pope plans to visit Assisi on Oct. 3 to celebrate a private Mass and sign his new encyclical on human fraternity. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Fall planning: No foreign trips for pope, but plenty of appointments

Cindy Wooden|Sep 8, 2020|5 Min Read

Cardinal Renato Corti, a popular retreat master and spiritual director, died May 12, 2020, at the age of 84. He is pictured in a 2016 photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

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Italian Cardinal Corti, popular spiritual guide, dies at 84

Catholic News Service|May 12, 2020|2 Min Read

Pope Francis greets Cardinal Beniamino Stella, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy, during an audience with participants in the plenary assembly of the Congregation for Clergy at the Vatican June 1, 2017. Pope Francis has expanded the ranks of the top members of the College of Cardinals, naming as "cardinal bishops" Cardinal Stella and Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)

Pope makes promotions within the College of Cardinals

Cindy Wooden|May 1, 2020|3 Min Read

A cardinal holds a red three-cornered biretta hat before a consistory inside the St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia.)

For idle lockdown hours, a thought experiment: What if there were a conclave now?

John L. Allen Jr.|Mar 22, 2020|5 Min Read

The Vatican announced Jan. 25, 2020, that Pope Francis has approved the election of Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re as dean of the College of Cardinals and of Argentine Cardinal Leonardo Sandri as the subdean. The two cardinals are pictured in a June 7, 2019, and Oct. 16, 2014, combination photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Cardinals Re, Sandri elected to top posts in College of Cardinals

Catholic News Service|Jan 27, 2020|2 Min Read

Pope Francis greets Cardinal Angelo Sodano, now dean emeritus of the College of Cardinals, during his annual audience to give Christmas greetings to members of the Roman Curia at the Vatican Dec. 21, 2019. The pope has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Sodano as dean of the College of Cardinals. The pope changed the norms to specify that the dean would be elected to a five-year term, renewable once, instead of being elected for life or until choosing to resign. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope sets term of office for dean of College of Cardinals

Cindy Wooden|Dec 21, 2019|3 Min Read

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