15 new cardinals named

The Pope has named 15 new cardinals! This is a significant event in the Catholic Church, as cardinals are high-ranking officials who play important roles in the governance of the Church. The new cardinals will be formally inducted at a ceremony known as a consistory, which is typically held at the Vatican.

The 15 new cardinals come from around the world, representing different continents and regions. They include:

  1. Archbishop Jean-Marc Aveline of Paris, France
  2. Archbishop Raffaello Martinelli of Ancona-Osimo, Italy
  3. Archbishop Fernando Vérgez Alzaga of Madrid, Spain
  4. Archbishop Peter Turkson of Accra, Ghana
  5. Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo of Jakarta, Indonesia
  6. Archbishop Matteo Zuppi of Bologna, Italy
  7. Archbishop Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg
  8. Archbishop Lazarus You Heung-sik of Daejeon, South Korea
  9. Archbishop Pedro Barreto Jimeno of Huancayo, Peru
  10. Archbishop José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  11. Archbishop Filomeno Sta Ana Santos of Lipa, Philippines
  12. Archbishop Lazarus You Heung-sik of Daejeon, South Korea
  13. Archbishop Jesús María Esteban Otazo of Bilbao, Spain
  14. Archbishop Anthony Poola of Hyderabad, India
  15. Archbishop Wilton Daniel Gregory of Washington, D.C., USA

These new cardinals will join the College of Cardinals, which is responsible for electing the next Pope. They will also play important roles in the governance of the Church, advising the Pope and helping to shape Church policy.

It's worth noting that the Pope has also named several archbishops and bishops as cardinal-electors, who will be eligible to participate in the next papal conclave.