Pope names 24 new cardinals, including two from United States

Consistory of Cardinals - from Rome with Teak Phillips and Jennifer Brinker - Expanded Coverage
Submitted on October 20, 2010
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By John Thavis | Catholic News Service
U.S. Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of Washington celebrates Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Aug. 3. Archbishop Wuerl was among the 24 new cardinals named Oct. 20 by Pope Benedict XVI.
U.S. Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of Washington celebrates Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Aug. 3. Archbishop Wuerl was among the 24 new cardinals named Oct. 20 by Pope Benedict XVI.
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI named 24 new cardinals, including two from the United States: Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, head of the Vatican's highest tribunal, and Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of Washington. The pope announced the names at the end of his weekly general audience Oct. 20 and said he would formally install the cardinals during a special consistory at the Vatican Nov. 20.

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