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, dean of the College of Cardinals, delivered this homily at the “Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice" (“For the Election of the Roman Pontiff”) Mass in St. Peter’s ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, expressed his wishes for a Pope who could “best awaken the consciences of all” in a homily at Holy Mass, before Vatican ...

Intanto è stato definito il programma completo della festa per la promozione che si svolgerà venerdì prossimo 2 maggio in piazza San Giovanni Battista a partire dalle ore 20. Intorno alle ore ...

Rich in human warmth and deeply sensitive to today's challenges, Pope Francis truly shared the anxieties, sufferings, and hopes of this time of globalization,' says Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re ...

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 ...

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 remembered Pope Francis as a pope of the people — a pastor who knew how to communicate to the “least among us” with an informal, spontaneous style. At 91 ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the 91-year-old dean of the College of Cardinals, delivered a lengthy and highly personal homily during the service at the Vatican. "He was a pope among the people ...