c. 2012 Religion News Service (RNS) For Americans who take note of the pomp and circumstance -- and politics -- at the Vatican, the big news on Friday (Jan. 6) was that Pope Benedict XVI had included New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, and former Baltimore Archbishop Edwin O'Brien, among the 22 churchmen that he will install as cardinals at a Mass at St. Peter's next month.
The elevation of Dolan, 61, is not unexpected. His predecessor, retired Cardinal Edward Egan, will lose his vote in a papal conclave when he turns 80 in April. Popes have traditionally wanted to ensure New York is represented in the College of Cardinals for any future papal election.
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