VATICAN CITY
Daily Mail (UK)
By ARIEL ZILBER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and ASSOCIATED PRESS
Three Americans are among the crop of 17 new cardinals appointed by Pope Francis on Sunday.
The Vatican announced the latest round of appointments to the College of Cardinals, the most noteworthy of whom are Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich, Indianapolis Archbishop Joseph Tobin, and Dallas’ outgoing bishop, Kevin Farrell.
Thirteen of the 17 cardinals named by Francis on Sunday are under the age of 80, meaning that they are eligible to vote for the next pope, according to the Associated Press.
Cupich’s elevation makes this the seventh time that a Chicago archbishop has been named to the College of Cardinals, according to the Chicago Tribune.
The Omaha, Nebraska, native, who came to Chicago just two years ago after he headed the diocese of Spokane, Washington, is widely perceived as a moderate cleric in the same vein as Francis.
The pope has struck a more conciliatory tone toward groups that have long been marginalized by the Catholic Church, including homosexuals and the poor.
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