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Church in Latin America

Who are Latin America's new cardinals?

Pope Francis makes 5 Latin Americans papal electors

Edgar Beltrán
Oct 11, 2024
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When Pope Francis created new cardinals Sunday, five of the men he appointed were Latin American bishops, a larger number of Latin Americans than the pope has appointed ahead of prior consistories.

Archbishop Cabrera Herrera of Guayaquil. Credit: Credit: Romanuspontifex/wikimedia. CC BY SA 3.0

The pontiff himself is Latin American, and most of the new Lat…

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