College of Cardinals

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Still, the election of an American pope was a surprise, since many prelates—including Prevost himself—believed that the college of cardinals wouldn’t hand the papacy to the U.S., on top of all the superpower’s other clout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

"He left a college of cardinals who were dedicated, who had this desire for the church to be more missionary, and that led us forward actually very, very easily to the decision that we made."

From BBC • May 10, 2025

The dean of the college of cardinals, Giovanni Battista Re, has said a cardinal would help the pope during the week’s celebrations and take care of altar duties.

From Reuters • Apr. 1, 2023

The college of cardinals at least lets the world know with white or black smoke how the vote for pope is going.

From Washington Times • Feb. 5, 2020

Under a college of cardinals, or bishops, or judges, or any other conceivable form of experts in morals, philosophy, religion, or politics, we should get little except stagnant mediocrity.

From The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet by Shaw, Bernard