VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope Francis will lead a number of major events at the end of August, starting with the creation of 20 new cardinals in St. Peter s Basilica.
Inducting the appointees into the College of Cardinals at an ordinary public consistory Aug. 27, the pope will give each new cardinal: a scarlet biretta the red hat whose color signifies a cardinal s willingness to shed his blood for the faith; a gold ring, a sign of their special bond with the church of Rome; and a scroll te
VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope Francis will lead a number of major events at the end of August, starting with the creation of 20 new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica. Inducting the appointees into the College of Cardinals at an ordinary public consistory Aug. 27, the pope will give each new cardinal: a scarlet biretta the "red hat" whose color signifies a cardinal's willingness to shed his blood for the faith; a gold ring, a sign of their special bond with the church of Rome; and a scroll testifying to his new office and containing the name of his titular church in Rome.
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will lead a number of major events at the end of August, starting with the creation of 20 new cardinals in St. Peter s Basilic