- plural of cardinal.
cardinals
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“We now have quite a few bishops and cardinals coming out and being present, which is very important. As far as our archdiocese is concerned — not so much.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
It was for similar reasons that cardinals of different persuasions were thought to have coalesced around him at conclave.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025
Leo, 70, who has a history of missionary work in Peru and is the first pope from the United States, was elected in a conclave of cardinals on May 8.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
“This was shocking. It was as if the Vatican had put a listing for cardinals on Craigslist.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
They told her she was in a forest clearing edged with bushes where song sparrows and cardinals lived.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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