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cardinal

[kahr-dn-l] / ˈkɑr dn l /


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It was nearly a half decade ago that Lincoln Riley, dressed in a slick blue suit and glossy cardinal tie, stood atop the Coliseum’s rooftop deck, grinning as he gazed out across the field below.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

While I was visiting Cindy a few days later, a young cardinal alighted at the feeder and met our gaze.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

"Crowded into the room were members of parliament, city authorities and, I seem to remember, a single red-hatted cardinal from the Vatican."

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

But the archdiocese source condemned "a culture of complicity and silence" among those around the cardinal, accusing them of helping to protect him.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

It had a shiny black case, and on the back, a gold spider stretched all eight legs in the cardinal directions.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

This included senior Catholic cardinals across Asia, the leadership of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan, members of Tibetan Buddhist civil society and the administration in exile, according to the report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Her recent joint interview with three U.S. cardinals about Pope Leo XIV and his church’s opposition to the Iran war and Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown became a major story in April.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Leo, 70, will on Friday mark one year as leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, after being elected by cardinals on May 8, 2025, following the death of Pope Francis.

From Barron's ● May 3, 2026

The richly-decorated 15th Century chapel is the setting for the conclave of cardinals that elects the pope.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025

The thought of the cardinals driven to such unnatural behavior repelled me.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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