Pope says will create new cardinals end September

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 09, 2023 8:15 pm

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said on Sunday he would create 21 new cardinals from across the world at the end of September.

'Their provenance expresses the universality of the Church that continues to proclaim God's merciful love to all people on earth,' said the pope, following his weekly Sunday Angelus prayer from the window of the Apostolic Palace on Saint Peter's Square.

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