Tag: College of Cardinals

Of the 133 cardinals with the right to vote, 108 were created by Pope Francis and therefore will be participating in the election

The youth leaders affirmed their commitment to the Church and emphasized their desire to continue journeying together through the synodal path

Despite a history of exceeding the limit, this 2025 conclave will be the first time one will take place with more than 120 Cardinal electors

Prayer, they added, “is the true force that in the Church promotes the unity of all the members of the one Body of Christ.”

He became the first Filipino non-archbishop to be elevated to the cardinalate and the first from his suburban diocese of Kalookan to receive the red hat

The new Cardinals called on the Catholic faithful to continue praying for them as they embark on their new responsibilities

The resolution recognizes David’s “openness to intercultural, interreligious dialogue, and to finding spaces to be able to collaborate

Following the 10th consistory of his pontificate, Pope Francis cemented the expansive geographical diversity of the College of Cardinals

Acutis, who died in 2006 at the age of 15, was beatified in a ceremony at the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi on Oct. 10, 2020

This consistory will be more part of Pope Francis’ legacy than any of the other nine consistories the pope has held during his pontificate