Under Pope Francis, however, having a red hat is no guarantee of being given a position, at least not right away. Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, for example, received his red hat more than a ...

And if Pope Francis does call his 10th consistory before 2024 ends, it’s reasonable to think that an American could be among those to receive a “red hat.” Since becoming pontiff in March ...

Inspired, perhaps, by travel-minded Pope Paul—who is likely to follow ... Church are on the move these days, and lately the red hats have been popping up all over the U.S. Bearded Eugene ...

Each cardinal wears a tiny, stemmed red hat, and they’re not the only ones — bishops wear pink (technically the color is “amaranth”) hats, the pope wears one in white and lower priests ...

Of the 20 red hats to be bestowed, ten will remain in Vatican City or Rome. No surprise was it that one is to go to the Pope’s favorite secretary, jolly and well-beloved Monsignor Camillo Caccia ...

Each of the 20 churchmen being installed as cardinals this week is a kindred spirit of Pope Francis in varying respects, as would be expected since it was Francis who chose them to receive their ...

ROME — Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday ... The new cardinals will get their red hats at a ceremony, known as a consistory, on Dec. 8, an important feast day on its own that officially ...

They told the cardinals, “Give us a Roman pope or your heads will be as red as your hats,” which is baller. The cardinals chose an Italian as a compromise, but Pope Urban VI immediately began ...