Vatican: in a desire for diversity, Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals. New cardinals, 21 in total, to reinforce an image of the universality of the Church desired by the Argentine pontiff. The College of Cardinals now has 242 members, 138 of whom are under 80 years old and will be electors in the event of a conclave. Among them, two Frenchmen: Msgr. Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States, and François-Xavier Bustillo, the bishop of Ajaccio.
Pope Francis concluded his visit to Mongolia, a Central Asian country landlocked between Russia and China, on Sunday, September 3. While meeting with members of the very small local Catholic community, the pontiff seemed to want above all to send a message to the two major powers in the region, Moscow and Beijing. He sent a very clear message: if China has not heard, the pope has just shouted at him 'I love you and do not be afraid of Catholics,'" expert Michel Chambon said.
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