LOS ANGELES (CA)
LA Daily News
[Cardinal Mahony’s statement]
By Barbara Jones and Melissa Pinion-Whitt, Staff Writers
dailynews.com
Posted: 02/11/2013
Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony will be among those traveling to Rome next month to participate in a papal conclave to elect a successor to retiring Pope Benedict XVI.
The 210-member College of Cardinals elects the pope, but only those under age 80 can participate in the secret election.
“Surely one of his great legacies will be a continuing emphasis on the need for all Catholics to exercise their role as evangelizers in the world,” the 78-year-old cardinal said in a statement. “His focus upon the new evangelization will continue to enliven all disciples of Jesus.”
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