Dan Cosacchi

Roman Midnight sees the 80th birthday of Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, OP, making him ineligible to participate in future conclaves. There remain 252 cardinals, with 138 electors.

With the death of Cardinal Angelo Amato, SDB at age 86, there remain 252 cardinals, with 139 electors in a conclave.

Pope Francis received Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re in private audience today. His five-year term as Dean of the College of Cardinals expires on January 18 and he turns 91 on January 30. The pope can appoint him to a second five-year term if he wishes.

Roman Midnight sees the 80th birthday of Cardinal Oswald Gracias, making him ineligible to vote in a conclave. There remain 253 cardinals, with 139 electors.

Pope Francis: May sentences of US federal death row inmates be commuted - Vatican News Pope Francis asks for prayers for inmates awaiting execution on federal death row in the United States, appealing that their sentences be commuted.

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Pope: ‘Enough with wars and violence in the world!’ - Vatican News Addressing this years’ donors of the Nativity Scene and Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis renews his impassioned appeal for peace ...

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“You know that one of the most profitable investments is in the weapons industry? They earn money to kill. But why? No more wars!”

253 Cardinals
140 Electors
110 appointed by Francis
24 appointed by Benedict XVI
6 appointed by John Paul II.

Cardinal-Deacons:
249 Angelo Acerbi, at 99 now the oldest in the college
250 (137) Rolandas Makrickas
251 (138) Timothy Radcliffe, OP
252 (139) Fabio Baggio, CS
253 (140) George Koovakad, now the junior-most cardinal in the college in order of precedence.

211 (111) Ignace Bessi Dogbo
212 (112) Jean-Paul Vesco, OP
213 (113) Dominique Mathieu, OFM Conv
214 (114) Roberto Repole
215 (115) Baldassare Reina
216 (116) Frank Leo
217 (117) Mykola Bychok, CSsR, at 44 now the youngest in the college
218 (118) Domenico Battaglia

Cardinal-Priests:
203 (103)Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio
204 (104)Vicente Bokalic Iglic, CM
205 (105) Luis Cabrera Herrara, OFM
206 (106) Fernando Chomalí Garib
207 (107) Tarcisio Kikuchi, SVD
208 (108) Pablo David
209 (109) Ladislav Nemet, SVD
210 (110)Jaime Spengler, OFM

With today's consistory to create 21 new cardinals (20 electors in a future conclave), there are now 253 cardinals, with 140 eligible to vote in a conclave. They are listed below with their rank in the College, along with their order of precedence (in parentheses) if applicable.

With the death of Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, MCCI at age 72, there remain 232 cardinals, with 120 electors in a conclave.