cardinal
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Both the Pentagon and the Vatican denied a report, published in the Free Press last week, that the meeting was tense, with Colby lecturing the cardinal on U.S. military power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
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
The cardinal sin of “The Last Days” is that it doesn’t choose a storyline.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026
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
I draw them and also a dogwood—the state tree AND flower—with a cardinal in it—the state bird.
From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine
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