Francis appeared otherwise on good form, leading a ritual-filled ceremony to elevate churchmen from 17 countries to the College of Cardinals
Domenico Battaglia, Archbishop of Naples, Italy, right, receives from Pope Francis, left, the cardinals' hat and ring as he is made cardinal during a solemn mass in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican on Dec. 7.Pope Francis led a ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday to install 21 new Catholic cardinals with what appeared to be a bruised chin. The Vatican said it would not comment on the matter.
Francis, pope since 2013, has suffered occasional bouts of ill health in recent years, and now uses a wheelchair due to knee and back pain. Francis, originally from Argentina and the first pope from the Americas, has focused on strengthening geographic diversity among the cardinals. In his homily for Saturday’s service, Francis said the new cardinals “come from different backgrounds and cultures”, urging them to be “witnesses of fraternity, artisans of communion and builders of unity”.
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