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A consistory is a formal meeting of the College of Cardinals, and on this occasion His Holiness Pope Francis convenes them for the creation of new Cardinals. Attending this consistory will be the other members of the College of Cardinals, clergy and laity.\n\nThe new cardinals will be presented with the red biretta and a ring by Pope Francis while he says \u201cReceive this ring from the hand of Peter and know that, with the love of the Prince of the Apostles, your love for the Church is strengthened.\u201d And each will also be assigned a church in Rome which symbolises the link between the new cardinal to Rome and to the pope - the Bishop of Rome.\n\n\u25ba SUBSCRIBE ABOVE\nAnd remember to tap on the golden bell icon to be alerted for new videos\n\n\u25ba INFORMATION\n\u2022  Production, source webcasting and English commentary by Vatican News \u2013 Dicastery for Communication at https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/VaticanNews.  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This includes extracts, quotations or summaries.\n\n#consistory #cardinal #newcardinal #reddotredhat #catholicwebcast #catholiclivestream #catholicprayers #catholiclive #Jesus #catholic #catholicsg #proud2bcatholic #pope #popefrancis","thumbnailUrl":["https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Ysu1EnnH49s\/default.jpg","https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Ysu1EnnH49s\/mqdefault.jpg","https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Ysu1EnnH49s\/hqdefault.jpg","https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Ysu1EnnH49s\/sddefault.jpg","https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Ysu1EnnH49s\/maxresdefault.jpg"],"uploadDate":"2022-08-27T15:14:35+00:00","duration":"PT1H21M26S","embedUrl":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ysu1EnnH49s","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC4HqQT1uH3dzz_ZSR_mVUEw#Organization","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC4HqQT1uH3dzz_ZSR_mVUEw","name":"Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore","description":"The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore is led by Cardinal William Goh. There are over 140 priests and over 200 religious brothers and sisters serving a Catholic population of about 350,000 including PRs, expats, and immigrants. It is under the direct jurisdiction of the Vatican in Rome.\n\nCatholic institutions have been serving the Singapore community since 1854. There are 38 Catholic schools and 16 Kindergartens in Singapore and many Catholic charities, serving the aged, sick, homeless and migrants. \n\nConnect with the Church on one of our many channels. 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He will be joining the College of Cardinals where he will be an elector of a new Pope among his other responsibilities.The consistory sees 21 new Cardinals being created, with six coming from Asia \u2013 Mongolia, Timor-Leste, Korea, Singapore, and Goa and Hyderabad in India \u2013 bringing the total number of Cardinals to 226.This signals an expanding representation of Cardinals from across the world. After the consistory on 27 Aug, just under 40 per cent or 2 in 5 of the Cardinal electors will represent Europe, a decrease from nearly half at the 2005 conclave. Cardinal electors representing Asia will have doubled from 11 electors in 2005 to 22 after this weekend.Becoming CardinalPrior to serving as the fourth Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore, Cardinal-elect Goh began his theological studies in Philosophy at the Major Seminary in Penang (College General), and Theology at the St Francis Xavier Major Seminary in Singapore.In a written testimony of his journey to priesthood, Cardinal-elect Goh said that his \u201cmother\u2019s faith and devotion\u201d to the religion \u201csowed the seed\u201d of his vocation without him consciously being aware of it at a young age. As early in secondary school, he felt the \u201cinitial desire of becoming a priest\u201d. After completing his National Service, Cardinal-elect Goh went on to work in a bank before eventually accepting the call of priesthood and enrolling in the seminary.Since being a teenager, Cardinal-elect Goh felt the calling to priesthood. (Photo source: Archbishop William Goh \/ Facebook)He was ordained as a priest in the Archdiocese of Singapore on 1 May 1985, and has since held appointments as the Spiritual Director of the Catholic Spirituality Centre and the Archbishop of Singapore. Outside the Church, he also holds appointments such as a member of the Presidential Council for Religious Harmony and a member of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights.Cardinal-elect Goh has been leading the Catholic Church in Singapore since his appointment as Archbishop in 2013. (Photo source: Archbishop William Goh \/ Facebook)When he returns from Rome, Cardinal-elect Goh will be celebrating the appointment at a Thanksgiving Solemn Mass at St Joseph\u2019s Church (Bukit Timah) on 8 Sep.College of CardinalsAfter the ordinary consistory, Pope Francis has called for an extraordinary consistory on 29 and 30 Aug, the first since 2015. The Pope will then conclude with Mass on 30 Aug with all the new Cardinals and the College of Cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City.The papacy is usually held until the Pope passes, and resignations are highly rare. While Pope Francis has not indicated such signs, the appointment of Cardinal-elect Goh opens the possibility of a Singaporean sitting on the Chair of St Peter.\u00a0Preparations are underway as Cardinal-elect Goh\u2019s new scarlet garments are being prepared. (Photo source: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore \/ Facebook)\u201cI think what the Church needs today is really compassion. And priests, especially priests and religious, I think we need to show more compassion for people who are weak, who are not able to live up to the teachings of the Church. We need to journey with them as what the Holy Father sees instead of being judgmental, because I believe that we are all struggling to be faithful to the Gospel. We are not perfect either. I think the Gospel is the ideal of course,\u201d said Cardinal-elect Goh in an interview with Vatican News.He added: \u201cWe cannot compromise the values of the Gospel, but at the same time we need to be realistic. We need to be compassionate, to feel with those who are struggling to live up to their faith. I like the Holy Father\u2019s emphasis on compassion and inclusivity. Everybody must somehow be embraced by the Church, whether those who are divorced, those who are LGBTQ, those who are on the peripheries, the poor. And I think this is what the Church is all about.\u201dYou can watch the livestream of the Ordinary Public Consistory for the Creation of New Cardinals here.\ufeffRELATED: Pope Endorses Same-Sex Civil Unions, Sg Catholic Church & Queer Individuals RespondJoin the conversations on TheHomeGround Asia\u2019s Facebook and Instagram, and get the latest updates via Telegram."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Destinations","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/destinations\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Singapore","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/destinations\/\/singapore\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Singapore Archbishop William Goh officially named Cardinal in Rome on 27 Aug","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/destinations\/singapore\/singapore-archbishop-william-goh-officially-named-cardinal-in-rome-on-27-aug\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]