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Pope elevates 13 new cardinals then puts them in their place

by Nicole Winfield
| November 28, 2020 9:33 AM

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis raised 13 new cardinals to the highest rank in the Catholic hierarchy Saturday and immediately warned them not to use their titles for corrupt, personal gain, presiding over a ceremony marked from beginning to end by the coronavirus pandemic.

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