If the Synod of Bishops on Synodality is this fall's Catholic equivalent of the Super Bowl, the next few days are similarly chock-full of what might be described as pre-game activities, creating an extremely busy period in and around Rome, the Crux website reports today (Sept. 26, 2023).
Things kick off Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. Rome time. when Pope Francis will preside over a consistory ceremony to create 21 new cardinals, including 18 under the age of 80 and therefore eligible to participate in the next papal election.
It's a keenly anticipated moment, because there are several figures in the lineup for this consistory, the ninth of Francis'papacy, who are considered not only as highly influential figures right now, but who are also seen as possible candidates to become pope themselves at some future point.
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