Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David has been appointed a cardinal of the Catholic Church by Pope Francis along with 20 others. The Pope made the announcement from a window overlooking St. Peter's Square on Oct.

Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David will soon become the third active Filipino cardinal after Pope Francis elevated his rank. The pontiff yesterday named the 21 new cardinals after the noon Angelus in St.

In announcing on Sunday that he would appoint 21 new cardinals, Pope Francis once again elevated clerics from far beyond Catholicism’s traditional centers of power, in line with his vision of a more global,