When Pope Francis appoints new Catholic cardinals, as he did on Sunday, the move is often described as the pontiff pushing to ...

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ANALYSIS: Here are six angles for understanding who the new cardinals are and why Pope Francis might have picked them.

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The pope just announced a new consistory that will take place Dec. 8 appointing 21 new cardinals from around the world.

Pope Francis announced he would create 21 new cardinals Dec. 8, including a 99-year-old former nuncio and the 44-year-old ...

Pope Francis has named 21 new cardinals, further swelling the ranks of the prelates who will be eligible to one day cast ...

Pope Francis has already named the majority of cardinals who will one day vote in a conclave to elect his successor ...

Pope Francis has announced the appointment of 21 new cardinals, a move that notably expands the size of the college of cardinals. This significant increase not only enhances the diversity of the group ...

Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals on Sunday, including five bishops of Latin American dioceses and three east Asian bishops ...

The former Master of the Order of Preachers was named among 21 new cardinals by Pope Francis October 6. In an earlier interview, he encouraged us not to give up on our deep thirst for infinite ...

CARDINAL-designate Mykola Bychok said his nomination by Pope Francis to join the College of Cardinals had come as a great ...