Two Americans among new cardinals.(WORLD)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: March 3, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Benedict XVI named 15 new cardinals Feb. 22, including two Americans, putting his personal stamp for the first time on the most senior leaders in the Catholic church.

The two Americans are Archbishop William J. Levada, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Archbishop Sean O'Malley of Boston. The nominations will likely be taken as a papal vote of confidence in the American church, given what many consider the overrepresentation of Americans among the ranks of the cardinals and that this is a small group of new cardinals.

The United States has 13 ...

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