3 Filipino cardinals attend Pope’s consistory in Vatican

By Ferdinand Patinio | Philippine News Agency

 

Three Filipino cardinals are now in the Vatican to attend a two-day extraordinary consistory called by Pope Francis starting Monday.

In a Facebook post, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) News shows the Aug. 29 picture of Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization; Cardinal Orlando Quevedo, the Archbishop Emeritus of Cotabato; and Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose Advincula outside the Paul VI Hall inside the Vatican.

The Pope is expected to appoint new cardinals during a meeting that will end Aug. 30.

During the event, the Pope will appoint a majority or 63 percent of the College of Cardinals.

The college is a group consists of the pontiff’s closest assistants and advisers, composed of all Catholic Church’s cardinals from different parts of the world. (PNA)

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