Archbishop related to Japan takes office as Cardinal Roman Catholic Church Oct 6th 3:13
It is expected that the archbishop of Luxembourg, who has been active in Japan for many years, will be appointed as the Cardinal, the second-ranked Pope in the Roman Catholic Church, which will lead to strengthening the relationship between Japan and the Vatican.
In the heart of the Roman Catholic Church, St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, a new ceremony for the 13 Cardinals appointed by Pope Francisco was held on the 5th.
At the ceremony, Pope Francisco read out each person's name, and handed over a crimson hat, "Billetta", a symbol of the cardinal.
Among them, the archbishop of Luxembourg, Mr. Junk Road Ororish, is from the same Jesuits as Pope Francis and is vice president of Sophia University.He has stayed in Japan for more than 20 years and has a close relationship with Japan. It is known by
The Cardinal is a priest after the Pope who assists the Pope and has the right to vote in the “Conclave” election for the Pope if he is under 80 years old.
At present, almost half of the cardinals are from Europe, and the Japanese are one of Cardinal Maeda, who took office last year.
The appointment of Mr. Ororish is expected to lead to the strengthening of the relationship between Japan and the Vatican as a cardinal with a close relationship with Japan will be born before Pope Francisco visits Japan next month.