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Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including prelates based in Jerusalem and Hong Kong

pope francis On Sunday, it announced that it had elected 21 new cardinals, including prelates from Catholic-minority Jerusalem and Hong Kong, as it continues to leave its mark on church members who choose their successors.

The Pope announced his election in his customary weekly public appearance in St. Peter’s Square, and said a ceremony to formally ordain members of the Church as cardinals would take place on September 30.

Among those elected are several prelates who hold or are about to hold key Vatican posts, including Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernandez, Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina. He has just been appointed by the Pope to head a powerful office in the Holy See to ensure doctrinal orthodoxy and oversee the handling of allegations. Sexual abuse of clergy around the world.

The new cardinals also include the Bishop of Hong Kong Stephen Sauyan Chow, the Vatican’s top Middle East official, and the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Monk Pierre Batista Pizzabara.

Pope Francis Leads Angelus Prayer at Vatican
Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer through a window in the Vatican on July 9, 2023.

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The two parishioners lead a flock in a geopolitical area of ​​grave concern to the Vatican.

On Sunday, Pope Francis said Israeli and Palestinian authorities would engage in “direct dialogue” to end the “spiral of violence” he referred to in his remarks before reading out the new roster of cardinals. expressed hope that

For decades, the Vatican and China have alternated between rapprochement and tension over the communist state’s claim to the appointment of bishops and the imprisonment of a priest who professed loyalty to the Pope.

The cardinal serves as an advisor to the Pope on educational and administrative matters, including the finances of the scandal-plagued Vatican. But their most important duty is to meet in secret councils to elect the next pope. Francis has appointed a number of new cardinals during his ten-year papacy. It means that the man who votes for his successor, in the event of his resignation or death, is a church member who upholds his values, priorities and viewpoints.

Other parishioners selected to receive the Cardinal’s Red include a parishioner from Cape Town, South Africa. Juba, South Sudan, where His Holiness visited on a pilgrimage earlier this year. Penang, Malaysia. And Lodz in Poland.

Eighteen of the 21 new cardinals are under the age of 80 and eligible to vote at the convention.

The 86-year-old Pope was hospitalized last month. undergo abdominal surgeryThe surgeon who performed the operation said Francis “will be able to perform[his duties]better than before because the discomfort will go away.”

Francisco is scheduled to travel to Portugal at the beginning of August and to Mongolia at the end of the month.

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