CARDINAL Giovanni Battista Re has spent over 50 years serving in the Roman Curia. The 91-year-old Dean of the College of Cardinals has been tasked with leading Pope Francis' funeral in Vatican City.

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re used the homily to criticize the president, who was seated in the front row to hear it. European Editor at Large President Donald Trump may have gotten his front row ...

The dean, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, will preside over Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday, but unlike Mr. Fiennes’s character, he will not run the conclave. He will not even attend ...

At the heart of these events is Giovanni Battista Re, the 91-year-old dean of the College of Cardinals, who has been appointed to lead both the funeral proceedings and the transition process.

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re blesses the coffin of Pope Francis, during his funeral Mass, in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican on April 26, 2025. Photo by Yara Nardi/Reuters ‘Profound ...

Nato nel piccolo paesino di Borno in Val Camonica, il cardinale Giovanni Battista Re - decano del collegio cardinalizio - sarà l'uomo più in vista nei prossimi giorni, con il momento più ...

Originario di Borno, nella Valcamonica bresciana, Giovanni Battista Re è nato il 30 gennaio 1934. Ordinato sacerdote nel 1957 , ha trascorso buona parte della sua carriera nella diplomazia ...