Overview
- On August 7, the Arzobispado de Valencia announced that Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera has been hospitalized due to a delicate health condition.
- Monsignor Enrique Benavent, Archbishop of Valencia, appealed to the faithful to pray for the 79-year-old cardinal’s prompt recovery.
- He served as Archbishop of Valencia from October 2014 until October 2022 after being appointed by Pope Francis.
- Health issues prevented him from traveling to Rome for the May conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.
- The cardinal was elevated by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006 and remains a prominent figure in Spain’s Catholic hierarchy.