In his Jan. 13 letter to the cardinal-elects, the Pope extended his greetings to his brother bishops, guaranteeing them of his "closeness and prayer."
"It is my hope," he stated, "that joined with the Church of Rome and clothed in the virtues and sentiments of the Lord Jesus, you may help me with fraternal efficacy in my service to the Universal Church."
Pope Francis closed his letter assuring the new cardinals that he remains at their "disposal," and asking that they "pray for me and to ask for prayers on my behalf."
"May Jesus bless you and the Holy Virgin protect you," he prayed.
The Holy Father announced the names of the new cardinal-elects after his weekly Angelus address on Jan. 12, and are appointments that – in a statement made the same day by Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi – show the Pope's "concern for people struck by poverty."
The new cardinals will be incorporated into the cardinalship on Feb. 22, following a Feb. 20-21 consistory on the topic of the family.
Tags: Cardinals, Pope Francis
(CNA/EWTN News).
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