Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

The new cardinal and bishop of Ajaccio, François-Xavier Bustillo, is named cardinal by Pope Francis (l), in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Act of appointment of cardinals in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

The Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, is named Cardinal by Pope Francis (left), in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter's, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

The Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, is named Cardinal by Pope Francis (left), in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter's, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

The new Cardinal and Archbishop of Madrid, Jose Cobo, in the second row (2r), at the act of appointment in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

The new Cardinal and Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, poses at the act of appointment of cardinals in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter's, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

The Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, is named Cardinal by Pope Francis (left), in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter's, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

The Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, is named Cardinal by Pope Francis (left), in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter's, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

The Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, is named Cardinal by Pope Francis (left), in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter's, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Act of appointment of cardinals in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Act of appointment of cardinals in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Act of appointment of cardinals in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Act of appointment of cardinals in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis during the act of appointment of cardinals in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

The new Cardinal and Archbishop of Madrid, Jose Cobo, after his appointment in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the archbishop of Madrid, Jose Cobo, the rector major of the Salesians, Angel Fernandez Artime, and the bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarre but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis during the act of appointment of cardinals in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis during the act of appointment of cardinals in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis during the act of appointment of cardinals in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis during the act of appointment of cardinals in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

The new Cardinal and Archbishop of Madrid, Jose Cobo, after his appointment in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the archbishop of Madrid, Jose Cobo, the rector major of the Salesians, Angel Fernandez Artime, and the bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarre but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis (left) names the Archbishop of Madrid, Jose Cobo (right) a cardinal at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy, on September 30, 2023. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

The new Cardinal and Archbishop of Madrid, Jose Cobo, after his appointment in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the archbishop of Madrid, Jose Cobo, the rector major of the Salesians, Angel Fernandez Artime, and the bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarre but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

The new Cardinal and Archbishop of Madrid, Jose Cobo, after his appointment in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the archbishop of Madrid, Jose Cobo, the rector major of the Salesians, Angel Fernandez Artime, and the bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarre but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis (left) names the Archbishop of Madrid, Jose Cobo (right) a cardinal at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy, on September 30, 2023. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis (left) names the Archbishop of Madrid, Jose Cobo (right) a cardinal at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy, on September 30, 2023. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

The new Cardinal and Archbishop of Madrid, Jose Cobo, poses after his appointment in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter, on September 30, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis (left) names the Archbishop of Madrid, Jose Cobo (right) a cardinal at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy, on September 30, 2023. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis (left) names the Archbishop of Madrid, Jose Cobo (right) a cardinal at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy, on September 30, 2023. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis (left) names the Archbishop of Madrid, Jose Cobo (right) a cardinal at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy, on September 30, 2023. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, three of them Spaniards

Pope Francis (left) names the Archbishop of Madrid, Jose Cobo (right) a cardinal at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy, on September 30, 2023. Pope Francis celebrates a consistory in which he creates 21 new cardinals, among them, three Spaniards: the Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Bishop of Ajaccio (Corsica), Francisco Javier Bustillo, born in Navarra but linked to the French Church. With regard to Spain, with the new additions, the College of Cardinals now has a total of 15 Spanish cardinals, nine of whom will be electors, i.e., they will be able to elect the new Pope in a future conclave, and six non-electors. Photo by Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Youth Day Day 2 - Lisbon

World Youth Day Day 2 - Lisbon

Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians at the Salesian work in Estoril, on the Ocean, for Sym Day - the day of the Mgs (SYM), welcomed by the Rector Major and Mother Chiara Cazzuola, Mother General of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians in Lisbon, Portugal, August 2, 2023. Photo by by Joyce Mesquita/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Youth Day Day 2 - Lisbon

World Youth Day Day 2 - Lisbon

From (L) Mother Chiara Cazzuola, Mother General of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians and Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians at the Salesian work in Estoril, on the Ocean, for Sym Day - the day of the Mgs (SYM), welcomed by the Rector Major and Mother Chiara Cazzuola, Mother General of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians in Lisbon, Portugal, August 2, 2023. Photo by by Joyce Mesquita/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM