cardinal

Example Sentences

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Another trip in the works is to Spain, with potential events in Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands, a Spanish cardinal said last month.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

It said the cardinal "distances himself from Monsignor Micheletti's statements and expresses his disappointment over what happened" and stated its "commitment to the protection of its artistic and spiritual heritage" against misuse or exploitation.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Before Robby and Al-Hashimi engage in any real ideological tussles, though, she commits the cardinal sin of suggesting they change the trauma center’s nickname to something else.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

An American cardinal, Robert Francis Prevost, becomes the 267th pontiff of the global Catholic Church, taking the name of Pope Leo XIV.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Because the thing of it is, that cardinal was dead either way, whether he came inside or not.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven