Pope installs new cardinals to set future direction of church | Malay Mail

Pope Francis greets Matteo Maria Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy, during a consistory ceremony to elevate 13 Roman Catholic prelates to the rank of cardinal, at Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, October 5, 2019. ― Reuters pic

The geographical distribution of the new cardinal electors reflects Francis’s desire to give more clout to small national churches outside of Europe and North America, countries on the periphery of world political power. Nearly 50% of the cardinal electors now come from the developing world.wanted to make visible the churches that were almost invisible,” said Cardinal Cristobal Lopez Romero, of Rabat, the capital of Morocco, which is overwhelmingly Muslim.

Cardinal Michael Czerny, 73, a Canadian who was born in the former Czechoslovakia, has worked with the poor in El Salvador and Kenya and is currently is the Vatican’s expert on migration, a choice reflecting Francis’ own strong defence of immigrants.

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