CANADA
CBC News
The Archbishop of Quebec, Gerald Cyprien Lacroix, is among 19 men that will be elevated to cardinals in February, according to a statement released by the Vatican this morning.
The appointments are the first of Pope Francis’ papacy, and 16 of the group will one day elect his successor.
Those 16 new cardinals are under 80 and are “cardinal electors”, meaning they can enter a conclave to choose a new pope after his death or resignation.
They are from Italy, Germany, Britain, Nicaragua, Canada, Ivory Coast, Brazil, Argentina, South Korea, Chile, Burkina Faso, the Philippines and Haiti.
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