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(Updated 8:13 a.m., October 25)  Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle will be among the six non-European Roman Catholic prelates who will join the Vatican's College of Cardinals in November, Pope Benedict XVI announced Wednesday. At 55, Tagle will become the world's second youngest cardinal and has been touted as a future papal contender. Cardinals advise the pontiff and elect his successor among themselves upon his death. The newest group of appointees will bring the total number of cardinals world-wide to 120. The other new cardinals will be the American James Michael Harvey, Lebanon's Bechara Boutros Rahi, India's Baselios Cleemis, Nigeria's John Onaiyekan and Colombia's Ruben Salazar Gomez. Cleemis, at 53, will be the youngest cardinal. The  CBCP News website  mistakenly said that Tagle would be the world's youngest cardinal. The site also said that Tagle will now be the seventh cardinal in the Church’s history in the Philippines. The other cardinal...

Good evening, everyone.  Should you wish to watch the actual announcement of Pope Benedict XVI as to the new Cardinals, kindly follow this link: http://www.romereports.com/ palio/ pope-nominates-six-new-cardinal s-english-8060.html#.UIgJqG_Mj HS And if you wish to listen to the thoughts of Cardinal-designate Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle about his appointment and some matters raised in the Synod, kindly follow this link: http:// media01.radiovaticana.va/ audiomp3/00340269.MP3 Media Courtesy: Rome Reports and Vatican Radio source:  https://www.facebook.com/ArchbishopTagle