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Pope Inducts 22 New Cardinals

Description:An elaborate ceremony at the Vatican as Pope Benedict ordains 22 new cardinals. The exclusive group includes new cardinals from China, the U.S., Brazil and India. Among the most prominent is New York's Archbishop Timothy Dolan, touted by some as a possible first American pope. The rank of Cardinal - symbolized by the distinctive scarlet robes and gold ring - is second only to the Pope in the hierarchy of the Catholic church. (1:34)

Source: Reuters

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