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| Archbishop Vincent Nichols to become cardinal in Rome ceremony | Archbishop Vincent Nichols to become cardinal in Rome ceremony |
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| The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales is to become a cardinal at a ceremony in Rome. | The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales is to become a cardinal at a ceremony in Rome. |
| Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols is to be created a cardinal by Pope Francis. | |
| Cardinals, who wear red hats and robes, are the most senior clergymen in the Roman Catholic Church below the pope. | Cardinals, who wear red hats and robes, are the most senior clergymen in the Roman Catholic Church below the pope. |
| Archbishop Nichols is one of 19 new cardinals being appointed and, because he is under 80, will be eligible to elect the pope's successor. | Archbishop Nichols is one of 19 new cardinals being appointed and, because he is under 80, will be eligible to elect the pope's successor. |
| During Saturday's ceremony at St Peter's Basilica, known as a consistory, the 68-year-old will kneel before the pope and have a scarlet biretta placed on his head and will receive a ring. | During Saturday's ceremony at St Peter's Basilica, known as a consistory, the 68-year-old will kneel before the pope and have a scarlet biretta placed on his head and will receive a ring. |
| The reason the biretta is red is to symbolise each wearer's willingness to give their lives for the Catholic faith. | The reason the biretta is red is to symbolise each wearer's willingness to give their lives for the Catholic faith. |
| Each bishop being appointed will promise fidelity to the death to the pope. | Each bishop being appointed will promise fidelity to the death to the pope. |
| Following the ceremony, there are typically various receptions held in the Vatican. | |
| They are often held on the first floor of the Apostolic Palace, but they have also been held in the Audience Hall and Vatican Museum. | |
| The pope and the 19 new cardinals - who hail from 15 different countries, including the likes of South Korea, the Ivory Coast and Burkino Faso - celebrate Mass in St Peter's Basilica the next day. | The pope and the 19 new cardinals - who hail from 15 different countries, including the likes of South Korea, the Ivory Coast and Burkino Faso - celebrate Mass in St Peter's Basilica the next day. |
| Archbishop Nichols is the 11th Archbishop of Westminster to receive the honour of becoming a cardinal. | Archbishop Nichols is the 11th Archbishop of Westminster to receive the honour of becoming a cardinal. |
| The archbishop, who was born in Liverpool, has been recently critical of the government's benefit changes. | The archbishop, who was born in Liverpool, has been recently critical of the government's benefit changes. |
| Earlier this month, he called the coalition's welfare reforms a "disgrace" that had left vulnerable people facing "hunger and destitution". | Earlier this month, he called the coalition's welfare reforms a "disgrace" that had left vulnerable people facing "hunger and destitution". |
| On the day it was announced he would become a cardinal, Archbishop Nichols said it was a "humbling moment". | On the day it was announced he would become a cardinal, Archbishop Nichols said it was a "humbling moment". |
| He said it would enable him to "on behalf of all, to serve the pope in a direct and prolonged way". | He said it would enable him to "on behalf of all, to serve the pope in a direct and prolonged way". |