Pope to create new batch of cardinals to elect his successor Feb. 14
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Pope Francis will soon be adding to the group of churchmen which will elect his successor.
The Vatican said Thursday Francis would preside over a ceremony to create new cardinals Feb. 14. Their names weren't announced.
The February consistory, as the ceremony is known, will cap a busy two weeks with some of Francis' key initiatives taking shape: The pope's sex abuse commission is expected to meet for the first time with the full complement of members starting Feb. 6. Nine additional members — including at least another victim of abuse — were cleared this week by Francis.
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In the days before the consistory, Francis' key cardinal advisers will meet and brief all other cardinals about plans to revamp and reform the Vatican bureaucracy.