Post by sevenofnine on Sept 30, 2023 11:51:24 GMT -5
Get this some of those cardinals are from conservative countries in Africa and Asia
Pope Francis appointed 21 new cardinals at a ceremony in St Peter's Square in the Vatican on Saturday.
One of the cardinals, 95-year-old Luis Pascual Dri of Argentina, did not attend the event because of his advanced age.
The new cardinals come from the United States, France, Italy, Argentina, Switzerland, South Africa, Spain, Colombia, South Sudan, Hong Kong, Poland, Malaysia, Tanzania, Venezuela and Portugal. South Sudan got its first cardinal and Malaysia got the second in its history.
www.dw.com/en/vatican-pope-francis-appoints-21-new-cardinals/a-66970479
Pope Francis appointed 21 new cardinals at a ceremony in St Peter's Square in the Vatican on Saturday.
One of the cardinals, 95-year-old Luis Pascual Dri of Argentina, did not attend the event because of his advanced age.
The new cardinals come from the United States, France, Italy, Argentina, Switzerland, South Africa, Spain, Colombia, South Sudan, Hong Kong, Poland, Malaysia, Tanzania, Venezuela and Portugal. South Sudan got its first cardinal and Malaysia got the second in its history.
www.dw.com/en/vatican-pope-francis-appoints-21-new-cardinals/a-66970479
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