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Behind The Crimson Robes And Red Hats
Page 13 from 17th August 2007Francis Phillips takes us on a guided tour through the history of English cardinals in this lavishly illustrated and informative new book The......
The Sacred College Of Cardinals
Page 6 from 14th June 1963There are 82 Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, all of whom are eligible to sit in the Conclave, opening on June 19, to elect a new Pope. Three of......
The Man With The Biggest In-tray In The World
Page 3 from 27th October 1978The Pope must now get down to business after the celebrations. Our editor, Richard Dowden, reports from Rome on the difficulties he will face. •......
Who's In, Who's Out In Crowded College Of Cardinals
Page 3 from 14th January 1983The Pope has made some surprising choices in creating 18 new cardinals. Desmond O'Grady looks at the new men in red. THE withholding of red hats......
Pope Names Five New Cardinals
Page 4 from 2nd February 2001Bruce Johnston on some intriguing additions to the college of cardinals THE GERMAN BISHOP who suggested the Pope could retire was unexpectedly......
Koreans Mourn Their First Cardinal
Page 4 from 20th February 2009BY CAROL GLATZ KOREA ’ S FIRST cardinal, an outspoken defender of human rights, has died in Seoul at the age of 86. At the time of his death on......
Pope Should Not Cling To Life, Says Catholic Writer
Page 5 from 4th March 2005John Paul II World reaction T HE papal health crisis has prompted further debate about the future of the papacy, with leading Catholic......
Pope's Rule On Aged Cardinals 'necessary'
Page 2 from 4th December 1970FROM A ROME CORRESPONDENT P OPE PAUL'S decree barring cardinals from playing any role in the government of the Church or voting for the next Pope......
Post-conciliar Giant At The Age Of 90
Page 10 from 21st July 1995CHARTERHOUSE CHRONICLE BY GERARD NOEL M ODERN CATHOLICISM'S greatest survivor who has bebn described as one of the "giants of the Catholic......
A Cluster Of Curia Cardinals
Page 2 from 3rd May 1985A STRENGTHENING of the Roman curia is the main aspect of John Paul 11's new batch of 28 cardinals. No less than 12 of the 28 are are curia members.......