Readers,
Pope Francis named 20 new cardinals on Aug. 27. Cardinals, except those 80 and older, are the ones who flock together to vote for a new pope. Would an over-aged cardinal who sneaks in a ballot be committing a cardinal sin?
– H.C. Harold
PRINTABLE QUIZ
1) Catholic Hawaii
JPII Radio hopes to form a Catholic radio station on Oahu. Where does it currently have stations?
- a) Seattle
- b) San Diego
- c) Los Angeles
- d) Las Vegas
2) Current Events
What country’s dictatorship recently began a crackdown on the local Catholic Church for speaking out against the government? This included the recent arrest of a prominent Catholic bishop.
- a) Russia
- b) China
- c) Nicaragua
- d) Brazil
3) Catholic Hawaii
With the consecration of two new diocesan hermits on the Big Island on Aug. 28, the Diocese of Honolulu now has how many diocesan hermits?
- a) 2
- b) 3
- c) 5
- d) 11
4) Youth
Where will World Youth Day take place in 2023?
- a) Lisbon
- b) Athens
- c) Panama City
- d) Quebec
5) Saints
St. Teresa of Calcutta’s feast day is Sept. 5, the day she died. This year marks how many years since she passed away?
- a) 10
- b) 15
- c) 25
- d) 30
The “red hat” of a cardinal (CNS photo/Gregorio Borgia, Reuters pool)
6) Cardinals
What is the name of the red hat given to a new cardinal at their installation by the pope?
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- a) biretta
- b) zucchetto
- c) miter
- d) saturno
7) Even More Cardinals
As of late August, the youngest Catholic cardinal is Italian Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, the apostolic prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. How old is he?
- a) 36
- b) 48
- c) 50
- d) 54
Answers: 1) b, 2) c, 3) b, 4) a, 5) c, 6) a, 7) b
