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Participants in the Synod on Synodality spent two days before the start of its final session in a closed retreat that ended ...

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Pope names 21 new cardinals – including a 99-year-old previously held hostage - The College of Cardinals will one day elect ...

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ROME -- Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals and further ...

Pope Francis has chosen 21 new cardinals who will join the body that will elect his successor. Among them is Bishop Mykola ...

The appointments cement Francis’ imprint on the group that will choose his successor, and reflect his vision of a more truly ...