VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Joining the entire college of 242 cardinal members representing more than 91 countries, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo attended the recent consistory convened by Pope Francis in September, which saw 21 new cardinals receive their red hats and join Cardinal DiNardo in the College of Cardinals.
Coming from 16 nations and having different experiences and talents, members of the College of Cardinals are called to create a “symphony,” listening to one another and to the Holy Spirit, Pope Francis said.
The pope used the biblical story of Pentecost to remind the prelates of the roots of their faith, and he invoked the image of a symphony to emphasize their call to be both faithful and creative. Pope Francis held his ninth consistory to create new cardinals. 12,000 people joined Cardinal DiNardo in attending the Sept. 30 ceremony, according to the Vatican. Cardinal DiNardo was elevated to the College of Cardinals in November of 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI.
Pope Francis leads a consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Red birettas and scrolls lie on a table before Pope Francis distributes them to new cardinals at a consistory in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Pope Francis and new cardinals arrive for a consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Moments before receiving their red hats from Pope Francis, Cardinal Robert F. Prevost and other new cardinals line up in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Pope Francis waves to the crowd at the end of a consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Pope Francis prays at the beginning of a consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Los nuevos cardenales se alinean para recibir su birrete rojo y su pergamino de manos del Papa Francisco durante un consistorio para la creación de 21 nuevos cardenales en la Plaza de San Pedro del Vaticano el 30 de septiembre de 2023. (Foto CNS/Lola Gomez)
Archbishops Grzegorz Rys of Lodz, Poland, left, and Luis José Rueda Aparicio of Bogotá, Colombia, right, arrive for the consistory at which they will be made cardinals in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Prelates about to be made cardinals by Pope Francis wait at the beginning of the consistory in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Before receiving their red hats, new cardinals stand before Pope Francis to make their public profession of faith and to promise obedience to the pope and his successors at a consistory in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope Francis greets U.S.-born Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, after the cardinal spoke on behalf of himself and 20 other new cardinals created during a consistory in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope Francis places a red biretta on the head of new Cardinal Christophe Pierre, nuncio to the United States, during a consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Pope Francis greets new Cardinal Protase Rugambwa of Tabora, Tanzania, after presenting the red biretta to him during a consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Pope Francis places a red biretta on the head of new Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan of Hong Kong, during a consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Pope Francis leads a consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Chicago-born Cardinal Robert F. Prevost’s red biretta and scroll, are seen next to his chair as he greets well-wishers in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican after a consistory where Pope Francis made him and 20 other prelates cardinals Sept. 30, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Cardinal François-Xavier Bustillo of Ajaccio, France, greets well-wishers in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican after a consistory where Pope Francis made him and 20 other prelates cardinals Sept. 30, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
