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Pope names 21 new cardinals, significantly increasing pool who will one day elect successor
The new cardinals will get their red hats at a ceremony, known as a consistory, on Dec. 8, an important feast day on its own that officially kicks off the Christmas season in Rome.
Pope gives nods to peripheries and pals in naming 21 new cardinals
Pope Francis Sunday announced a consistory in December for the creation of 21 new cardinals from all over the world, representing yet again the pope’s love of the peripheries, and his inclination to reward key allies.
Pope names 21 new cardinals, cementing mark on prelates who will elect successor
Among those named by history’s first Latin American pope were the heads of several major dioceses and archdioceses in South America.
Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, significantly increasing the number who will one day elect his successor
Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, significantly increasing the number who will one day elect his successor
Alert: Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, significantly increasing the number who will one day elect his successor
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, significantly increasing the number who will one day elect his successor.
Pope to create 21 new cardinals
Pope Francis announced at the Angelus Sunday that a Consistory will be held on December 8 for the creation of 21 new cardinals. The new princes of the Church will come from all over the world, he said.
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