Pope Benedict names 22 new cardinals, including New York’s Timothy Dolan

NEW YORK
New York Daily News

By Christina Boyle / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Published: Friday, January 6 2012

Archbishop Timothy Dolan will be elevated to a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI.

Dolan will accept the prestigious title from the head of the Roman Catholic Church at a formal ceremony at the Vatican in Rome next month, the Archdiocese of New York announced Friday.

He is among 22 new cardinals named by Pope Benedict from cities around the globe, including Hong Kong, Berlin, Prague, Toronto and Florence.

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