They are appointed by the Pope. It is a title of honor and usually a cardinal is a bishop first but not always.
Catholic cardinals do the same thing as archbishops just they can vote for a new pope [if there under 80].
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10 cardinals. 3 of them are eligible to elect a new pope.
There is no Catholic saint named Ramonda. There are several named Raymond, however.
The Galero.
Yes you can.
God, the pope and cardinals.
The Titular pastors of the parishes of Rome comprise the Sacred College of Cardinals. They are appointed by the reigned Holy Father, and their primary responsibility is to elect the next Pope. According to Canon Law, all Cardinals must now be priests.
It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church. Below is a link to a list of currently living Cardinals (as of the end of February, there are approximately 91 Cardinals over the age of 80 who are not eligible to vote in the March 2013 Conclave, and maybe 115 or so Cardinals of voting age.)
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Priests, Deacons, Bishops, Cardinals, Monsignor's, the Pope, are all members of the Catholic clergy.
We do not know but he needed at least 77 of the 115 cardinals vote