# Pope Leo Thanks Cardinal Re for Service

> Pope Leo XIV sends gratitude letter to former Dean of Cardinals after his resignation.
- Title: Pope Leo Thanks Cardinal Re for Service · Vaticannews
- Summary: Pope Leo XIV sends gratitude letter to former Dean of Cardinals after his resignation. Pope Leo XIV thanked Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re for over six years…
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- Published: 2026-10-12T10:31:15.274+00:00
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## Pope Leo XIV sends gratitude letter
Pope Leo XIV sent a letter to Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re expressing gratitude for his service as Dean of the College of Cardinals.

> After receiving his resignation as Dean of the College of Cardinals, Pope Leo XIV sends a letter to Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, expressing his gratitude for all his years of service with the Holy See, and stresses that the Cardinal is “one of the best-known and most highly esteemed servants of the Holy See.”
## Cardinal Re's six years of service
Cardinal Re fulfilled his role as Dean for more than six years, including significant positions in the Holy See.

> Following Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re’s resignation as Dean of the College of Cardinals, Pope Leo XIV sent him a letter on Monday expressing his gratitude for the Cardinal’s service, which he “fulfilled so admirably for more than six years.”
## Pope Leo highlights Cardinal Re's role
Pope Leo described Cardinal Re’s role as Dean as an edifying witness to his love for the Church and the Pope.

> The Pope highlighted how Cardinal Re’s role as Dean was “an edifying witness” to his “love for the Church and the Pope, for me (Pope Leo) and for all.”
## Cardinal Re's early career
Cardinal Re began serving with the Holy See early in his life, working in diplomatic service to Panama and Iran.

> Cardinal Re began serving with the Holy See early in his life, working in the diplomatic service to Panama and Iran as the personal secretary to Archbishop Giovanni Benelli.
## Pope Leo's recognition of Cardinal Re
Pope Leo noted Cardinal Re’s many sensitive positions in the Roman Curia made him a trusted collaborator of the Supreme Pontiffs.

> Pope Leo underlined that the Cardinal’s “many and sensitive positions” in the Roman Curia led him to become a “trusted collaborator of the Supreme Pontiffs, particularly of Saint John Paul II.”
## Cardinal Re's legacy
Cardinal Re’s service as Dean Emeritus remains one of the best-known and most highly esteemed servants of the Holy See.

> The Pope further stressed that the Dean Emeritus has been and remains “one of the best-known and most highly esteemed servants of the Holy See.”
## Key takeaway

Pope Leo XIV thanked Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re for over six years of service as Dean of the College of Cardinals, calling him one of the best-known and most highly esteemed servants of the Holy See.