VIDEO: Most Rev Malcolm Ranjith elevated to Cardinal
November 20, 2010 04:14 pm
VATICAN CITY — Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic Archbishop Most Rev Dr Malcolm Ranjith was formally elevated to the position of Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI at the St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican a short while ago.
Pope Benedict XVI elevated 24 new cardinals altogether amid cheers in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Benedict read each of the names of the "princes of the church" in Latin to roaring applause from the pews and smiles from the cardinals themselves.
Wearing their new scarlet cassocks - to signify their willingness to shed blood for the church - the cardinals processed first into the basilica, waving to well-wishers as organ music thundered in a festive yet solemn atmosphere.
During the ceremony, the new cardinals will promise to obey the pope. Their main task is to offer him advice and eventually elect his successor.
There are now 203 cardinals in the elite group, 121 of whom are under age 80 and thus eligible to vote in a conclave.
(The Associated Press)
Pope Benedict XVI elevated 24 new cardinals altogether amid cheers in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Benedict read each of the names of the "princes of the church" in Latin to roaring applause from the pews and smiles from the cardinals themselves.
Wearing their new scarlet cassocks - to signify their willingness to shed blood for the church - the cardinals processed first into the basilica, waving to well-wishers as organ music thundered in a festive yet solemn atmosphere.
During the ceremony, the new cardinals will promise to obey the pope. Their main task is to offer him advice and eventually elect his successor.
There are now 203 cardinals in the elite group, 121 of whom are under age 80 and thus eligible to vote in a conclave.
(The Associated Press)
