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    The dean of the College of Cardinals (Latin: Decanus Collegii Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalium) presides over the College of Cardinals in the Catholic...
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    The College of Cardinals, more formally called the Sacred College of Cardinals, is the body of all cardinals of the Catholic Church. As of 19 April 2024...
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    Church. Cardinals are created by the pope and typically hold the title for life. Collectively, they constitute the College of Cardinals. The most solemn...
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    Francis approved his election as Dean of the College of Cardinals on 18 January 2020. Born in Borno, Italy, the son of the carpenter Matteo Re (1908–2012)...
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    ballots with the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Dean of the College of Cardinals and Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Ratzinger...
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    prelate of the Catholic Church and, from 1991 onward, a cardinal. He was the Dean of the College of Cardinals from 2005 to 2019 and Cardinal Secretary of State...
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    order of the college. While most cardinals belong to the Latin Church, which encompasses the vast majority of Catholics, a small number of cardinals belong...
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    XVI had the dean of the College of Cardinals give him the ring, which he then placed upon himself. Pope Francis was bestowed his ring by Cardinal Sodano...
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    Henry spent his whole life in the Papal States and became the Dean of the College of Cardinals and Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia and Velletri. Unlike his...
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  • Preferiti. Cardinal Saverio Mortati, Dean of the College of Cardinals, reveals that Ventresca is, in fact, the late Pope's biological son, conceived...
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