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Published on 2024-10-06 14:30:00
Pope Francis will appoint 21 new cardinals from around the world, he announced on Sunday, in an unexpected push to influence the powerful group of churchmen that will one day choose his successor.
The ceremony to install the new appointees, known as a consistory, will be held on Dec. 8, the 87-year-old pope said during his weekly noon-time prayer with pilgrims and tourists in St. Peter’s Square.
It will be the 10th consistory called by the pope since his election 11 years ago as the first pontiff from Latin America.
The new cardinals come from a…
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