Pope Francis has accepted Cardinal Angelo Becciu's resignation as prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes and his renunciation of the rights associated with being a cardinal, the Vatican announced late Sept. 24.
The cardinal, 72, will remain a priest and retired bishop,
Monsignor Owen Campion writes about the sacrifices made by two cardinals in Eastern Europe to live out their faith and help others do so as well. Cardinal Miloslav Vlk in the Czech Republic and Cardinal Ján Chryzostom Korec in Slovakia were among
Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, retired prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, died July 17 at the age of 80.
A close collaborator with St. John Paul II and retired Pope Benedict XVI, the cardinal also spent almost 27 years working in the Apostolic
Pope Francis has expanded the ranks of the top members of the College of Cardinals, naming as "cardinal bishops" Cardinal Beniamino Stella, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy, and Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Pope Francis has approved the election of Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re as dean of the College of Cardinals and of Argentine Cardinal Leonardo Sandri as the subdean. The Vatican announced the elections Jan. 25, about a month after Italian Cardinal Angelo
After accepting the resignation of 92-year-old Cardinal Angelo Sodano as dean of the College of Cardinals, Pope Francis changed the norms of the office so that the dean would be elected to a five-year term renewable only once.
Pope Francis and his international Council of Cardinals reviewed aspects of the draft of the apostolic constitution that would govern the Roman Curia, including a greater role for lay men and women.
The Vatican press office issued a statement Dec. 4 saying the
In a ceremony to create 13 new cardinals, Pope Francis reminded new and old members of the College of Cardinals how much their ministry and service depends on their realizing how much God loves them and has been compassionate with them.
In an interview with Our Sunday Visitor, Father Michael Czerny, who will be made a cardinal on Oct. 5 and will serve as a special secretary for the Amazon synod starting Oct. 6, discusses the need for compassion for migrants and the
Pope Francis announced he will create 13 new cardinals Oct. 5, choosing prelates from 13 different nations as a sign of "the missionary vocation of the church that continues to proclaim the merciful love of God to all men and women of