Cardinal-designate Gregory will be the first African American cardinal from the United States to be elevated to the College of Cardinals. He and the other 12 prelates will be elevated at a Nov. 28 consistory at the Vatican.
Cardinal-designate Gregory thanks pope ‘with grateful, humble heart’
Cardinal Becciu resigns as prefect, renounces rights as cardinal
In a move apparently related to Vatican financial scandals, Pope Francis accepted Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s resignation as prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes and his renunciation of the rights associated with being a cardinal.
Congo’s cardinal-designate has lifelong passion for human rights
Pope Francis announced Sept. 1 that Archbishop Ambongo, 59, of the Congo, would be one of 13 new cardinals installed at an Oct. 5 Vatican consistory.