Pope appointed 21 new cardinals - a sign of global unity!

Pope appointed 21 new cardinals - a sign of global unity!

Vatikanstadt, Italien - A historical moment has occurred in the Vatican: Pope Francis has appointed 21 new cardinals at a solemn service in St. Peter's Basilica. This decision extends the Cardinal College to a total of 253 members, with 140 of them being younger than 80 years and could participate in the future pope election, the conclave. During his sermon, the Pope asked the new cardinals not to be guided by hunger for power and glaring. He warned her to always search for the important contact with people and to focus on the weakest, so kathpress.at .

The new group of cardinals mainly consists of clergymen from the global south, including many from Latin America, Africa and Asia. Surprisingly, the Indian prelate George Jacob Koovakad, who acts as the Pope's travel arena, and the Lithuanian spiritual Rolanda Makrickas, who leads one of the Pope's favorite churches, was also appointed cardinal. In addition, Mykola Bychok, a 44-year-old Bishop of the Ukrainian Eparchie in Melbourne, one of the latest cardinals, while the 99-year-old Angelo Acerbi is the oldest newly appointed cardinal, reported domradio.de .

At the ceremonial ceremony, every new cardinal received his certificate of appointment and was equipped with the traditional red birett and the cardinal ring. This association emphasizes its connection with the Diocese of Rome, the seat of the Pope. In addition, a joint trade fair will be celebrated on Sunday with the new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica. These appointments are of great importance, since they not only reflect the composition of the church, but also indicate how important it is for the Pope to integrate crazy and diverse perspectives into the cardinal college, so domradio.de .