cardinal
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"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
“Yet, many banks refuse to have any sort of framework to evaluate that, and certainly don’t communicate about it. To us, that is the cardinal sin.”
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
One morning, Margaret notices a red cardinal in her kitchen, meeting its eyes before it departs back out her window.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
Kilmer reminds us of the internet’s cardinal rule: “If it sounds too good to be true, it likely is.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Set down with geometric precision at the cardinal points were four monumental slabs of the same alien metal as the citadel.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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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
“I think the cardinals were looking for three things,” said Alistair Dutton, secretary-general of Caritas Internationalis, the global confederation of Catholic humanitarian organizations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
“We now have quite a few bishops and cardinals coming out and being present, which is very important. As far as our archdiocese is concerned — not so much.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Following Francis's death, Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, became Pope Leo XIV after he was elected by the conclave of cardinals.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025
But this night he felt ill at ease, a choirboy among cardinals.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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