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‘Have confidence the Lord does not abandon His Church’: Cardinal Rouco on the conclave

After voting in two conclaves, Cardinal Antonio María Rouco Varela says he's 'relieved' not to be going into a third

Edgar Beltrán
Apr 30, 2025
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After serving as a cardinal elector in two conclaves, Cardinal Antonio María Rouco Varela, archbishop emeritus of Madrid, is now in Rome as a non-elector—a role that, in his own words, has left him “relieved.”

Cardinal Antonio María Rouco Varela. Image credit: ABC via YouTube.

Non-elector cardinals still play an active role in the general congregations, a…

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