VATICAN CITY
Vatican Information Service
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VATICAN CITY, 6 JAN 2012 (VIS) – “It is with great joy that I announce my intention to hold a concistory on 18 February, in which I will appoint twenty-two new members of the College of Cardinals”. With these words, addressed to faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray the Angelus, Benedict XVI today announced the fourth consistory of his pontificate.
“As is well known”, he explained, “cardinals have the task of helping Peter’s Successor carry out his mission to confirm people in the faith and to be the source and foundation of the Church’s unity and communion”. The new cardinals “come from various parts of the world and perform various ministries in the service of the Holy See, in direct contact with the faithful as fathers and pastors of particular Churches”.
Eighteen of the new cardinals, being under the age of eighty, will be electors.
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