Articles
College of Cardinals
Life of the College of Cardinals: consistories, new cardinals, deaths, cardinals turning 80 and the changing number of electors.
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· 3 min read
Barcelona: Archbishop Octavi Vilà Mayo succeeds Cardinal Omella, archbishop since 2015
On 11 November 2026, Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Cardinal Juan José Omella, 80, and appointed Cistercian Octavi Vilà Mayo, until now Bishop of Girona, as Metropolitan Archbishop of Barcelona. His installation is scheduled for 19 December.
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· 29 min read
The Cardinalate and the Conclave: History, Law and Exceptions
The cardinalate, a central institution of the Catholic Church, is attracting renewed interest on the occasion of the 2025 conclave, particularly due to the participation of Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, a Dominican priest who is not a bishop. This situation offers an opportunity to explore in depth the conditions for access to the cardinalate, the associated titles, episcopal obligations, as well as historical precedents of cardinals and popes who were not bishops.