The article reports that Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York and a former archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, Edwin O'Brien, were among 22 new cardinals named by Pope Benedict XVI, and presents commentary on others who were also named, and their future responsibilities.Wall Street Journal - ...
Francis has now named nine batches of new cardinals in his 10-year papacy. Even before this latest group, he had already appointed the large majority of those eligible to elect the next pontiff — those aged under 80. With the latest appointments, the number of ...
Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, most of them from continents other than Europe — which dominated Catholic hierarchy for most of the church’s history — and further putting his mark on the group of people who might someday elect the next pontiff. Sixteen of those who will receiv...
John Paul II's Address to New Cardinals The article reports on new cardinals by Pope John Paul II as of May 1985. Archbishop Bernard F. Law and Archbishop John H. O'Connor of the diocese of Boston and New York, respectively, were appointed cardinals, bringing to seven the numb... II ...
It chronicles the ancient, highly secretive and intensely political process of selecting a new Pope. After the unexpected death of a beloved Pope, Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) must oversee the selection of the new pontiff from among the powerful cardinals who have...
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Among those currently being investigated for possible cover-up are senior members of the clergy, including the past two archbishops of Santiago: Cardinals Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa and Ricardo Ezzati. In March, Francis accepted Ezzati’s resignation and named Bishop Celestino Aos Braco of Copiap...
Cardinals locked away to decide on new popeStephen McGinty
By ANDREA GAGLIARDUCCI ROME (CNA) — With his ninth consistory in 10 years of his pontificate, Pope Francis will lock down his influence on the College of Cardinals for the next conclave, considering the overwhelming majority of cardinals will have been
Francis acknowledged that critics inside the Vatican and out have accused him of destroying the papacy and have tried to block the reforms that he was mandated by cardinals to enact as a result of his 2013 election. "There was a strong desire to change things, to abandon certain attitu...