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senior ecclesiastical official of the Catholic Church
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A cardinal is a high-ranking official in the Catholic Church who advises the Pope and helps lead the organization. Cardinals are important because they elect new Popes when a vacancy occurs and play a key role in the Church's governance and decision-making.
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- Subclass of
- prince
- Part of
- College of Cardinals
- Has part
- Cardinal in pectore
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Noble title
- cardinal title
- Image
- Template-Cardinal.svg
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- organization directed by the office or position
- cardinal title
- topic's main category
- Category:Cardinals (Catholic Church)
- Commons category
- Cardinals
- honorific prefix
- His Eminence
- applies to jurisdiction
- cardinal title
- described by source
- Wikitólica
- next higher rank
- Pope
- topic has template
- Template:Infobox cardinal
- different from
- cardinal number
- P8168
- Bloomsbury
- conferred by
- Pope
- male form of label
- cardeal
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