cardinal
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"It's a great joy, but also a great responsibility," the cardinal said on Saturday after the visit was confirmed.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
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
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
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 name them as he sings, “bluebird, cardinal, yellow-throated warbler.”
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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