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The Role of Cardinals in the Catholic Church. Immediately below the Pope in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church are the cardinals. The primary responsibility of a cardinal is to elect a new pope when a pope dies or abdicates the papacy. read more

The primary responsibility of a cardinal is to elect a new pope when a pope dies or abdicates the papacy. However, cardinals don’t just hang out doing nothing until the Pope dies; they have many responsibilities. read more

The senior Cardinal Deacon is the Cardinal who announces the newly elected Pope to the world. When a pope dies, the Cardinals administer the Church of Rome until a new Pope is elected and of course the world’s media is focussed on them during the election process for a new pope, who must be one of their number. read more

Unlike the other cardinal bishops, they do not participate in electing the dean nor can they be chosen dean. read more

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