VATICAN CITY
ABC News
VATICAN CITY — Dec 11, 2014
Associated Press
Pope Francis will soon be adding to the group of churchmen which will elect his successor.
The Vatican said Thursday Francis would preside over a ceremony to create new cardinals Feb. 14. Their names weren’t announced.
The February consistory, as the ceremony is known, will cap a busy two weeks with some of Francis’ key initiatives taking shape: The pope’s sex abuse commission is expected to meet for the first time with the full complement of members starting Feb. 6. Nine additional members ? including at least another victim of abuse ? were cleared this week by Francis.
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