Re, who said the funeral Mass for Pope Francis 11 days earlier, gave the homily at the service in St. Peter’s Basilica known as Pro Eligendo Pontifice (For the Election of the Pontiff). He ...

The job of calling cardinals to the Vatican and overseeing the conclave falls to the dean of the College of Cardinals. In the film Conclave, Ralph Fiennes portrays the powerful figure.

Cardinals are chosen by the Holy Father to serve as his principal assistants and advisers in the central administration of church affairs. Collectively, they form the College of Cardinals ...

After nearly 14 years working at OU, Michael Markham is preparing to step into his new role as dean of the university’s ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, 91, dean of the College of Cardinals, organizes the conclave balloting in the Sistine Chapel.

The dean of the Roman Catholic Church’s College of Cardinals is a 91-year-old Italian who has spent most of his career serving in the Roman curia.

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The leader of the College of Cardinals is called the dean of the college. Over the centuries, his duties have come to include organizing the conclave, assisted by other Vatican officials.

Re is the dean of the College of Cardinals, the group of cardinal electors who will choose the next Pope. Born on Jan. 30, 1934 in the Italian commune of Borno, Re is one of the longest-serving ...

The job of calling cardinals to the Vatican and overseeing the conclave falls to the dean of the College of Cardinals. In the film Conclave, Ralph Fiennes portrays the powerful figure.

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re celebrates a final Mass with cardinals inside St. Peter’s Basilica, before the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 7, 2025.