Former Custos of the Holy Land among new cardinals announced by Pope Francis
On Sunday, July 9th, at the usual Noon Angelus in St. Peter's Square in Rome, Pope Francis announced the creation of 21 new cardinals. Among them are two prelates who are well-known and respected in Washington: the current Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, former Custos of the Holy Land, and the Apostolic Nuncio to [...]