College of Cardinals
id:
college-of-cardinals-169-17278122
title:
College of Cardinals
text:
The College of Cardinals, more formally called the Sacred College of Cardinals, is the body of all cardinals of the Catholic Church. As of 5 August 2024, there are 236 cardinals, of whom 124 are eligible to vote in a conclave to elect a new pope. Cardinals are appointed by the pope for life but eligibility to vote ceases at the age of 80. Since the emergence of the College of Cardinals in the Early Middle Ages, the size of the body has historically been limited by popes, ecumenical councils rati
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Body of all cardinals of the Catholic Church
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_of_Cardinals
date created:
2003-08-31T21:40:04Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T18:52:51Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q852242","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q852242"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/John_Paul_II_funeral_long_shot.jpg","width":827,"height":620}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16