Collectively, they form the College of Cardinals. Provisions regarding their selection, rank, roles, and prerogatives are detailed in Canons 349 to 359 of the Code of Canon Law of the Catholic Church.

A network of survivors of Catholic clergy sex abuse has announced a database of cardinals’ records on how they have handled ...

Only Cardinals under the age of 80 are allowed to cast a vote for pope, under current Vatican rules. The Catholic Church has a list of the College of Cardinals and biographies for the 119 electors.

Two cardinals who oversee the Vatican's budget declined Reuters' requests for interviews and did not provide current budget information ... of the global Catholic Church, it generally controls ...