Cardinal Leonardo Sandri
Country: Argentina
Age: 69
Titles: Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari; Prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches

The Argentine cardinal moved to Rome when he was 27 and a canon lawyer, and rose to become head of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches. When Pope John Paul II could no longer speak because of Parkinson's disease, Sandri became known as his "voice" and substitute secretary of state. less