FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis holds weekly audience at the Vatican, November 25, 2020. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday installed 13 new cardinals, including the first African-American to hold the high rank, further expanding the pontiff's impact on the group that will one day elect his successor.
The cardinals were installed in a ceremony, known as a consistory, that was markedly slimmed down because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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