cardinal

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Jean-Paul Vesco, the Franco-Algerian cardinal of the Catholic Church who serves as the Archbishop of Algiers, wrote in a statement.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 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

He was named head of the church in New York by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009, who later made him cardinal.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Perhaps the cardinal sin in Garten’s Thanksgiving guidebook is waiting until the very last minute to prepare and serve your Thanksgiving meal.

From Salon • Nov. 18, 2025

Shirley thought that in her previous life she must have been a bird, a cardinal perhaps.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord