Leo gave a prepared address and then opened the floor to any cardinal who wanted to make a comment, a different format to what previous popes have done.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan ... Leo used his first homily to urge the priesthood to show humility and make itself “small,” a call that strongly echoes the priorities of Francis, who devoted ...

Each cardinal wears a tiny ... they were not necessarily so small and round. And they did not carry theological significance. Though some rulers throughout history required Jews to wear ...

The ideological center of the wealthiest, most powerful country would appear to justify a cardinal. What factors are at play?

He let it be known that only a small part of one lung had been removed and by the fifth vote that same afternoon he was pope. In 2005, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was the clear favourite going into ...

Then, only one week after his elevation to cardinal, Hamas launched its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, and Pizzaballa involuntarily joined the ranks of a small, unhappy club: Cardinals who tend a ...