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Angelo Raffaele Sodano, GCC (23 November 1927 – 27 May 2022) was an Italian Catholic prelate and from 1991 onward a cardinal. He was the Dean of the College of Cardinals from 2005 to 2019 and Cardinal Secretary of State from 1991 to 2006; Sodano was the first person since 1828 to serve simultaneously as Dean and Secretary of State.
May 28, 2022 · Cardinal Angelo Sodano, a controversial Vatican power broker for more than a quarter of a century who was accused of covering up one of the Catholic Church's most notorious sex abusers, has...
May 28, 2022 · ROME — Cardinal Angelo Sodano, who rose to the pinnacle of the Roman Catholic Church as the Vatican’s top diplomat, the ultimate power broker of the papal court and the deeply influential dean...
May 28, 2022 · Cardinal Angelo Sodano died Friday at the age of 94 in Rome, according to Vatican News. The news agency said the cardinal had been hospitalized for pneumonia earlier in the month, after testing...
Jun 1, 2022 · Pope Francis Saturday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Angelo Sodano as dean of the College of Cardinals and declared that the position will now have a five-year term limit with the ...
May 28, 2022 · The ex-dean of the College of Cardinals had contracted pneumonia after becoming ill with COVID-19. He was criticized for allegedly covering up sexual abuse by Legionaries of Christ founder and former U.S. Cardinal McCarrick.
May 31, 2022 · Pope Francis gave the valediction at the conclusion of the funeral Mass for Cardinal Angelo Sodano. During the Mass, the main celebrant, Cardinal Giovanni Battista, recalled the former Secretary of State’s love for Christ and his faithful service to the Church and the Pope. By Christopher Wells.
