college of cardinals

The recent papal interregnum and conclave underscored the importance of re-forming, and reforming, the College of Cardinals.
As configured on Feb. 28, 2013 (when Benedict XVI’s abdication took effect), the college was a somewhat strange electorate, albeit one that produced…

ROME, February 6, 2012 – On the eve of the next consistory, Benedict VXI will gather around himself the entire college of cardinals, including the newly elect, for a day “of reflection and prayer.”
The encounter will be held on…