Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals who will help him to reform the church
Pope Francis has presided over a ceremony to create 21 new cardinals VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis create d 21 new cardinals at a ritual-filled ceremony Saturday, including key figures at the Vatican and in the field who will help enact his reforms and cement his legacy as he enters a crucial new phase in running the Catholic Church. On a crisp sunny morning filled with cheers from St. Pet er's Square, Francis further expanded his i NFL uence on the College of Cardinals who will help him govern and one day elect his successor: With Saturday's additions, nearly three-quarters of the voting-age “princes of the church ” owe their red hats to the Argentine Jesuit. In his instructions to the new cardinals at the start of the service, Francis said their variety and geographic diversity would serve the church like musicians in an orchestra, where sometimes they play solos, sometimes as an ensemble. “Diversity is necessary; it is indispensable. However, each sound must contribute to t...