new cardinals
Pope Francis’ cardinal appointments emphasize unity ahead of synod
By Claire Giangravé — July 13, 2023
(RNS) — Though the latest crop of cardinals represents a wide array of countries and experiences, they all have an easily traceable thread of reconciliation and unity on their resumes.
Belgian bishop declines cardinal honor over abuse record
By Nicole Winfield — June 17, 2022
(AP) — Ghent Bishop Luc Van Looy had asked Francis for permission to decline the honor in order “to not harm victims again,” and Francis accepted the request, the bishops said in a statement.
Pope Francis disrupts tradition while drawing firm lines in new cardinal picks
By Claire Giangravé — June 13, 2022
(RNS) — Bishops who head large and powerful archdioceses should not take the red hat for granted.
Cardinal adviser to Pope Francis says resignation rumors are ‘cheap soap opera’
By Claire Giangravé — June 9, 2022
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis’ flurry of activity in August, seemingly setting the stage for his successor, has fueled rumors of an impending resignation.
San Diego Bishop McElroy named by Pope Francis as a cardinal
By David Crary — May 30, 2022
(AP) — McElroy, 68, has been one of a minority of U.S. bishops harshly criticizing the campaign to exclude Catholic politicians who support abortion rights from Communion.
The ’Splainer: What’s a cardinal?
By David Gibson — November 15, 2016
(RNS) On Nov. 19 at the Vatican, Pope Francis will officially name – or “create,” as the Catholic Church prefers to say – 17 new cardinals. What is a cardinal anyway? Where did they come from? What do they do? Let us ‘Splain …
Pope Francis tells new cardinals to be models of love, not brooding schemers
By David Gibson — February 14, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Avoid “that smoldering anger which makes us brood over wrongs we have received," Francis told the new princes of the church. “No! This is unacceptable in a man of the church."
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