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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...
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.
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 · 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...
May 28, 2022 · The Italian cardinal, who was Secretary of State under two popes and Dean of the College of Cardinals, died on Friday at 94. Pope Francis praised his work in Vatican diplomacy and his service to the Church and the world.
