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Pope Francis expressed in a letter Saturday a desire that each of the 21 new cardinals to be added in December will be more of a “servant” than an “eminence.”
The pope’s brief letter, published Oct. 12, also welcomed the cardinals-designate to membership in the “Roman clergy,” which Francis called “an expression of the Church’s unity and of the bond that unites all the Churches with this Church of Rome.”
The pontiff announced after the Angelus Oct. 6 that he will add 21 men — 18 bishops and three priests — to the College of Cardinals in a consistory later this year.
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The pope’s brief letter, published Oct. 12, also welcomed the cardinals-designate to membership in the “Roman clergy,” which Francis called “an expression of the Church’s unity and of the bond that unites all the Churches with this Church of Rome.”
The pontiff announced after the Angelus Oct. 6 that he will add 21 men — 18 bishops and three priests — to the College of Cardinals in a consistory later this year.
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Pope Francis pens letter to new cardinals
Pope Francis will add 21 members to the College of Cardinals at a consistory at the Vatican in December.
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