Installation Mass of New Cardinal Yu Heung-sik to Be Held at the Vatican on the 27th

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] The consistory for the new cardinals, including Cardinal Lazarus Yoo Heung-sik, Prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for the Clergy, will be held in Rome on the 27th.

The consistory will take place at 4 p.m. on the 27th (11 p.m. Korean time) at St. Peter's Basilica, presided over by Pope Francis. Twenty new cardinals will be created, including sixteen clerics under the age of 80 appointed on May 29 and four senior clerics without the right to vote in a papal conclave. Bishop Lucas Van Looy (former bishop of Ghent, Belgium), a senior cleric who declined the appointment, is excluded.

Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung of Korea (ordained cardinal in 2014) will attend the consistory as a member of the College of Cardinals. To celebrate Cardinal Yoo's elevation, Bishop Matthias Lee Yong-hoon, Chairman of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea, Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-taek of the Archdiocese of Seoul, and Bishop Augustin Kim Jong-soo of the Diocese of Daejeon are also expected to attend.

The list of cardinals to be created will be updated on the Vatican website after the consistory on the 27th.

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