POPE FRANCIS NAMES NEW CARDINALS

Pope Francis on Sunday named 19 new cardinals, 16 of whom will hold voting rights in the conclave that elects the pontiff.
The 16 new cardinals under the age of 80 — who can vote in the conclave — include four Italians, two from other European countries, five from South America, one North American, two Africans and two Asians.
The two newly appointed cardinals from Africa are Philippe Nakellentuba Ouedraogo, Archbishop of Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso and Jean-Pierre Kutwa, Archbishop of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

The cardinals will be officially appointed on February 22, bringing the conclave up to 122 members.
The pope also baptised in the Sixtine Chapel 32 children including one from a single mother.
The following is the list that Pope Francis will install as new cardinals in a Vatican ceremony on Feb. 22:
Pietro Parolin, Titular Archbishop of Acquapendente, Secretary of State.
Lorenzo Baldisseri, Titular Archbishop of Diocleziana, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops.
Gerhard Ludwig Mueller, Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Regensburg, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Beniamino Stella, Titular Archbishop of Midila, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy.
Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, United Kingdom.
Leopoldo Jose Brenes Solorzano, Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua.
Gerald Cyprien Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec, Canada.
Jean-Pierre Kutwa, Archbishop of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Orani Joao Tempesta, O.Cist., Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro.
Gualtiero Bassetti, Archbishop of Perugia-Citta della Pieve, Italy.
Mario Aurelio Poli, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Andrew Yeom Soo jung, Archbishop of Seoul, South Korea.
Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B., Archbishop of Santiago del Cile, Chile.
Philippe Nakellentuba Ouedraogo, Archbishop of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Orlando B. Quevedo, O.M.I., Archbishop of Cotabato, Philippines.
Chibly Langlois, Bishop of Les Cayes, Haiti.
Loris Francesco Capovilla, Titular Archbishop of Mesembria.
Fernando Sebastian Aguilar, C.M.F., Archbishop emeritus of Pamplona.
Kelvin Edward Felix, Archbishop emeritus of Castries.