First cardinal for Rwanda seen as approval of church’s reconciliation role November 18, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Consistory, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis’ appointment of a cardinal for Rwanda — a first — is seen as appreciation for the efforts of the Catholic Church to reconcile people after the country’s 1994 genocide.
Cardinal-designate entrusts his new ministries to newly beatified teen November 17, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Consistory, Feature, News, Vatican, World News When he was bishop of the Diocese of Gozo, Malta, Cardinal-designate Mario Grech “was a shepherd with a listening ear” and “a powerful and prophetic word” on behalf of the poor and disadvantaged, said an editorial in the Times of Malta.
‘Small things count,’ says cardinal-designate from Maltese island November 16, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Consistory, Feature, News, Vatican, World News When he was bishop of the Diocese of Gozo, Malta, Cardinal-designate Mario Grech “was a shepherd with a listening ear” and “a powerful and prophetic word” on behalf of the poor and disadvantaged, said an editorial in the Times of Malta.
Cardinal-designate Gregory thanks pope ‘with grateful, humble heart’ October 25, 2020By Mark Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Consistory, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory, installed as Washington’ s archbishop in May 2019, thanked Pope Francis “with a very grateful and humble heart” for naming him as one of 13 new cardinals Oct. 25.
Pope announces new cardinals, including U.S. Archbishop Gregory October 25, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Consistory, Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis announced he will create 13 new cardinals Nov. 28, including Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington.
