Saturday, November 19, 2016

Pope Francis names 17 new cardinals of Roman Catholic Church

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Media captionAmong those appointed was the Archbishop of Dhaka, Bangladesh - the country has never had a cardinal before

Pope Francis has named 17 new cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church from around the world, many of whom will help choose his successor.
Only cardinals under the age of 80 can vote on the next Pope. Thirteen of those named cardinals on Saturday are under 80, and are now eligible to succeed him.
It is the third time in three years that Pope Francis, the first Latin American Pope, has named new cardinals. He has used each opportunity to promote members from outside the College's traditional European base.

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Image captionThe Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, Anthony Soter Fernandez, is congratulated on being named cardinal

The new cardinals come from countries including the Central African Republic, Bangladesh, Papua New Guinea and Mauritius, among others.
During the ceremony, Pope Francis decried what he said was a "growing animosity" between people, and raised concern over those who "raise walls, build barriers and label people".
"We live at a time in which polarisation and exclusion are burgeoning and considered the only way to resolve conflicts," he said.

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The new cardinals

Mario Zenari, Italy (who will remain in his role as Papal Nuncio to Syria)
Dieudonne Nzapalainga, Central African Republic
Carlos Osoro Sierra, Spain
Sergio da Rocha, Brazil
Blase J Cupich, USA
Patrick D'Rozario, Bangladesh
Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, Venezuela
Jozef De Kesel, Belgium
Maurice Piat, Mauritius
Kevin Joseph Farrell, USA
Carlos Aguiar Retes, Mexico
John Ribat, Papua New Guinea
Joseph William Tobin, USA
Anthony Soter Fernandez, Malaysia
Renato Corti, Italy
Sebastian Koto Khoarai, Lesotho
Ernest Simoni, Albania

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