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Church in Austria

After noteworthy career, Cardinal Schönborn exits

Does the Vienna cardinal's retirement close an era of Church history?

Luke Coppen
Jan 22, 2025
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As Cardinal Christoph Schönborn celebrated his 80th birthday Wednesday, Pope Francis accepted his resignation as Archbishop of Vienna, Austria, as expected.

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn delivers a lecture in London, England, on April 8, 2013. © Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

A brief line in the Holy See press office’s daily bulletin marked the end of an era n…

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