Pope John XXIII Elevates 8 New Cardinals

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keywords: vatican city, pope john xxiii, elevation of cardinals, francis cardinal spellman of new york city, veneration decree, mother elizabeth ann bayley seton

Synopsis: Pope John XXIII in a religious ceremony elevates 8 of the Church to Cardinals with Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York City assisting in the holy ritual as well a the reading of a decree declaring venerable Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton who would later become the first US-born to be Canonized by the Church in 1975...(read more)

Date: 1959
Duration: 00:01:25
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: Vatican City

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Pope John XXIII Elevates 8 New Cardinals

In the Vatican, Pope John XXIII elevates 8 new Cardinals, two of them Americans to the Sacred College in solemn consistory rites. Later, in unprecedented ceremonies at which are present the 3 American Cardinals, Cardinal Spellman of New York, Cardinal Meyer of Chicago and Cardinal Muench of North Dakota, a decree is read before the Pope declaring venerable Mother Seton who may become the first U.S. born Saint.