Pope appoints 21 new cardinals

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 01, 2023 8:30 am

Vatican City: Pope Francis on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) elevated 21 clergymen from the four corners of the world to the rank of cardinal, saying diversity was indispensable to the future of the Catholic Church.

Under sunny skies and with a crowd that filled half of Vatican City's grandiose, colonnaded St Peter's Square, the 86-year-old pope welcomed the new, so-called 'Princes of the Church.'

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