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AFRICA: President Kagame joins Catholics from across the country

Today at the Kigali Arena, H.E. President Kagame joins Catholics from across the country to celebrate the first-ever Rwandan Cardinal, His Eminence Antoine Kambanda.

“In the long and rich history of the Catholic Church in Rwanda, the Church has been a partner in improving the wellbeing of Rwandans through education, health, and development.” President Kagame | Thanksgiving Mass honoring His Eminence Cardinal Antoine Kambanda.

On 25 October 2020, Pope Francis announced he would create thirteen new cardinals, nine of them young enough to be cardinal electors, at a consistory scheduled for 28 November 2020. The list included the first cardinals from Brunei (Cornelius Sim) and Rwanda (Antoine Kambanda); the first Conventual Franciscan to become a cardinal in almost 160 years (Mauro Gambetti); the first African American cardinal (Wilton Daniel Gregory); the first Archbishop of Capiz to be made a cardinal (Jose Fuerte Advincula); and the first Archbishop of Siena to be made a cardinal since 1801 (Augusto Paolo Lojudice). Enrico Feroci, a parish priest, was consecrated a bishop on 15 November.Mauro Gambetti's service as Custos ended on 12 November and he was consecrated a bishop on 22 November. Raniero Cantalamessa was granted a dispensation from the requirement that he be consecrated a bishop.

Travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic affected attendance at the

consistory.

Eleven of the thirteen new cardinals attended the consistory in personat Saint Peter's Basilica; Jose Advincula and Cornelius Sim viewed the ceremony via a digital link. After traveling to Rome, those cardinal designates who did attend the consistory in person self quarantined at the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. A hundred other guests were allowed in the basilica. Everyone but Pope Francis and the servers wore masks. The kiss of peace was omitted as were the customary receptions following the ceremony. Francis and the eleven new cardinals visited Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI after the ceremony. This consistory brought the number of cardinal electors to 128 and the total number of cardinals to 229.

H.E. President Kagame,during His Remarks.
The first-ever Rwandan Cardinal, His Eminence Antoine Kambanda.

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