Pope names his first cardinals: 19 from Canada, Asia, Africa, Haiti, elsewhere
The Canadian Press - 7 hrs ago
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Sunday named his first batch of
cardinals, choosing 19 men from Canada, Asia, Africa, and elsewhere,
including Haiti and Burkino Faso, to reflect his attention to the
poor.
Francis made the announcement as he spoke from his studio window to a
crowd in St. Peter's Square.
Sixteen of the appointees are younger than 80, meaning they are
eligible to elect the next pope, which is a cardinal's most important
task.
The ceremony to formally install them as cardinals will be held Feb.
22 at the Vatican.
The appointments include Gerald Cyprien Lacroix, the Archbishop of Quebec.
Some appointments were expected, including that of his new secretary
of state, the Italian archbishop Pietro Parolin, and the German head
of the Vatican's watchdog office for doctrinal orthodoxy, Gerhard
Ludwig Mueller.
But some names were surprising.
Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said the pope's
selection of churchmen from Haiti and Burkino Faso, which are among
the world's poorest nations, reflects Francis' attention to the
destitute as a core part of the church's mission.
Also chosen to become a "prince of the church," as the cardinals are
known, was Mario Aurelio Poli, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, a post
Francis left when he was elected as the first Latin American pope in
March.
His selections also came from Managua, Nicaragua; Santiago, Chile; and
Rio de Janeiro. The appointees included churchmen from Seoul, South
Korea, and the archbishop of Westminster, in Britain, Vincent Nichols.
In a sentimental touch, the three men too old to vote for the next
pope include 98-year-old Monsignor Loris Francesco Capovilla, who had
served as personal secretary to Pope John XXIII. The late pontiff will
be made a saint along with John Paul II at the Vatican in April.
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