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Three cardinals have ended service on pope's Council of Cardinals

Three members of Pope Francis' Council of Cardinals have officially ended their service as papal advisers on the reform of the Roman Curia.
Bishop Juan Ignacio Gonzalez Errazuriz of San Bernardo, Chile, attends a press conference in Rome May 18. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Australian Cardinal George Pell, head of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy, arrives July 17 at Victoria's County Court in Melbourne. Cardinal Pell is standing trial on multiple charges of alleged sexual abuse of minors, charges the cardinal consistently has denied. He was reported to be convicted on five charges Dec. 11 and is expected to appeal the verdict. (CNS photo/Daniel Pockett, EPA)
Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya of Kinshasa, Congo, blesses worshippers after celebrating Mass Feb. 9 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Congo in Kinshasa. (CNS photo/Robert Carrubba, Reuters)

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