Council Of Cardinals

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  This Is Humanity's "Main Challenge" According To Pope Leo XIV

  Leo, the first American pope, told the cardinals that he was fully committed to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, the 1960s meetings that modernized the church.

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  Pope Removes 2 Paedophilia Scandal-Hit Cardinals From Inner Circle

  Pope Francis has removed two prominent cardinals from his inner circle months after they were tainted by paedophile scandals.

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  Pope Francis Speeds Up Vatican Streamlining in Surprise Synod Move

  Pope Francis today accelerated his streamlining of the Vatican bureaucracy by announcing plans to create a new ministry which will increase the role of lay believers in the Church.

• Pope Francis' reform cardinals meet to overhaul Vatican

  A council of cardinals set up by Pope Francis to advise him on Vatican reforms began its latest meeting today to discuss how to overhaul the Catholic Church's scandal-hit bureaucracy and finances.

• Indian cardinal Oswald Gracias among Pope Francis' team of eight advisers to revamp Vatican bureaucracy

  India's Oswald Gracias was among eight high-ranking cardinals from around the world who were today appointed by Pope Francis in an advisory council to look into ways of reforming the Vatican bureaucracy.

• Indian cardinal from Kerala in key Vatican councils

  Pope Benedict XVI has nominated Cardinal Mar Besalios Cleemis from India in two important panels, including the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, of the Vatican.