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Nicaraguan missionary calls visit to Bishop Rolando Álvarez a "set-up"
The Bishop has been in prison for more than a month after being convicted of treason. A charge that he says is false.
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Colombia's newest cardinal, who was kidnapped by terrorists
He was Secretary General of CELAM for four years and President for the following four years.
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Priesthood in the 21st century: Vatican encourages reflection on its challenges
The symposium addressed the problem of clericalism and how it can be solved if the faithful learn the meaning of the common priesthood.
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First Paraguayan cardinal in history: The Gospel is for all latitudes
Pope Francis continues his effort to form a College of Cardinals more similar to the Catholics in the world.
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Weekly Program: The World Seen from The Vatican 01-18-2023
Pope Francis meets with the ambassadors accredited to the Holy See.
We follow the death and funeral of Australian Cardinal George Pell.
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Pope Francis and Cardinals say final farewell to Cardinal George Pell
Cardinal Pell was a leading figure in the College of Cardinals and many came to bid him a final farewell at his funeral Mass in Rome.
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Cardinal Pell believed the Church was “its people and its impact on society”
The Australian Cardinal's work didn't just involve Vatican finances, but he was also dedicated to the priestly formation of young men.
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Australian Cardinal George Pell dies of complications after surgery in Rome
He was 81 years old and had served in the Council of Cardinals and the Secretariat for the Economy in the Vatican.
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Cardinal Óscar Maradiaga turns 80 and loses right to vote in future conclave
Cardinal Maradiaga is the coordinator of the Council of Cardinals.
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August 2022: Pope Francis creates 20 new cardinals
In total, Pope Francis created 20 new cardinals, 16 under the age of 80 and thus eligible to vote a in a future Conclave.
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11 cardinals will no longer be electors in 2023, most of them Italians
The number of cardinal electors will decrease to 115 at the end of 2022.
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Imam and Cardinal seek peace in the religious conflict in Central African Rep.
The film, Sìrìrì: the Cardinal and the Imam, recounts the story of two men dedicated to rebuilding peace and dialogue in the Central African Republic.
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Cardinal from Ghana who had to undergo surgery before the consistory dies
Richard Kuuia Baawobr, from Ghana, was only 63 years old and Francis created him a cardinal at the end of August.
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Card. Brenes on persecution in Nicaragua: "We must pray."
The cardinal believes that dialogue between the Church and Daniel Ortega's government is still possible.
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The Cardinal Bertello turns 80 and will not be able to vote in future conclave
Italian Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello is 80 years old, so he is no longer able to vote in the event of a future conclave.
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Cardinal recalls his kidnapping by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
Cardinal Carvajal recalls that moment with a phrase from the Bible: his tongue clung to the roof of his mouth.
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Weekly Program: The World seen from The Vatican 09-07-2022
- The world's cardinals meet with Pope Francis to discuss the future of the Church.
- Learn all the details of Pope John Paul I's beatification.
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World's cardinals close series of meetings at Mass with Pope Francis
Not only did they discuss issues such as the new constitution on the Roman Curia. They also discussed the next great Jubilee of Rome in 2025.
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Who is Cardinal Marc Ouellet?
And as one of two Rome-based Canadian members of the curia, he also traveled with Pope Francis on his most recent trip to Canada.
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Card. Parolin: Women in the Dicastery of Bishops a “substantial step forward”
The Vatican's top diplomat also shared his thoughts on a possible papal visit to Kyiv.
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Pope Francis and the Synod: what makes it so confusing?
In 2021, Pope Francis announced the start of what he called “a Synod on Synodality” – a two-year process meant to explore ways to promote a more “Synodal Church”.
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New cardinals chosen by Pope Francis
After the August consistory there will be 133 new cardinal electors. Of these, 84 will have been chosen by Pope Francis.
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Card. Krajewski to take ambulance blessed by the Pope to Ukraine
The cardinal had been in Fatima on Friday evening as Francis' envoy to perform the consecration of Russia and Ukraine in person from Portugal.
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A new reform ensures more responsibility for the laity and bishops' conferences
Vatican presents the new Apostolic Constitution entitled ''Praedicate Evangelium.''