{"id":30419,"date":"2016-11-19T07:32:51","date_gmt":"2016-11-19T07:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/pope-francis-names-17-new-cardinals-of-roman\/"},"modified":"2016-11-19T07:32:44","modified_gmt":"2016-11-19T07:32:44","slug":"pope-francis-names-17-new-cardinals-of-roman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/pope-francis-names-17-new-cardinals-of-roman\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis names 17 new cardinals of Roman Catholic Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{Pope Francis has named 17 new cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church from around the world, many of whom will help choose his successor.}<\/p>\n<p>The new cardinals come from five continents, and include the Vatican&#8217;s envoy to Syria.<br \/>\nThe range of backgrounds &#8220;represents a break with custom&#8221;, said the BBC&#8217;s David Willey in Rome.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis has now chosen close to a third of the College of Cardinals who will ultimately pick who succeeds him.<\/p>\n<p>Only cardinals under the age of 80 can vote on the next Pope. Thirteen of those named cardinals on Saturday are under 80, and are now eligible to succeed him.<\/p>\n<p>It is the third time in three years that Pope Francis, the first Latin American Pope, has named new cardinals. He has used each opportunity to promote members from outside the College&#8217;s traditional European base.<\/p>\n<p>The new cardinals come from countries including the Central African Republic, Bangladesh, Papua New Guinea and Mauritius, among others.<\/p>\n<p>During the ceremony, Pope Francis decried what he said was a &#8220;growing animosity&#8221; between people, and raised concern over those who &#8220;raise walls, build barriers and label people&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We live at a time in which polarisation and exclusion are burgeoning and considered the only way to resolve conflicts,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>{{The new cardinals}}<\/p>\n<p>Mario Zenari, Italy (who will remain in his role as Papal Nuncio to Syria)<\/p>\n<p>Dieudonne Nzapalainga, Central African Republic<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Osoro Sierra, Spain<\/p>\n<p>Sergio da Rocha, Brazil<\/p>\n<p>Blase J Cupich, USA<\/p>\n<p>Patrick D&#8217;Rozario, Bangladesh<\/p>\n<p>Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, Venezuela<\/p>\n<p>Jozef De Kesel, Belgium<\/p>\n<p>Maurice Piat, Mauritius<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Joseph Farrell, USA<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Aguiar Retes, Mexico<\/p>\n<p>John Ribat, Papua New Guinea<\/p>\n<p>Joseph William Tobin, USA<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Soter Fernandez, Malaysia<\/p>\n<p>Renato Corti, Italy<\/p>\n<p>Sebastian Koto Khoarai, Lesotho<\/p>\n<p>Ernest Simoni, Albania<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-16493 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/_92561196_mediaitem92561195.jpg\" alt=\"Cardinal Dieudonne Nzapalainga, Archbishop of Bangui in the Central African Republic, was among the new cardinals named\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{Pope Francis has named 17 new cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church from around the world, many of whom will help choose his successor.} The new cardinals come from five continents, and include the Vatican&#8217;s envoy to Syria. The range of backgrounds &#8220;represents a break with custom&#8221;, said the BBC&#8217;s David Willey in Rome. 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