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(Vatican Radio) ArchbishopJoseph W. Tobin is asking for prayers as he prepares to be installed in the College of Cardinals in November. The Archbishop of Indianapolis is one of the 17 nominated byPope Francis to become a new Cardinal during the Consistory on 19 November in St. Peter’s Basilica. A statement was released immediately after…

(Vatican Radio) The recently appointed Prefect for the Pontifical Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life is one of the 17 men who will receive a red hat in the Vatican during the next Consistory. Bishop Kevin J. Farrell was nominated by Pope Francis to become a new Cardinal during the Consistory on 19 Novemberin St.…

(Vatican Radio) One of the first names Pope Francis pronounced when he announced 17 new cardinals was that of theApostolic Nuncio in Damascus,Archbishop Mario Zenari, who - even after the Consistory of 19 November – will stay in his current post so he can continue to be close to the suffering people of Syria. Cardinal designate Zenari…

(Vatican Radio) One of those designated by Pope Francis to become a new Cardinal during the Consistory on 19 November in St. Peter’s Basilica, is ChicagoArchbishop Blase J. Cupich. A statement released by the Archdiocese of Chicago immediately after the announcement says that Archbishop Cupich was appointed to head the Chicago archdiocese, the nation’s third…