The Head of the Catholic church, Pope Francis has named 17 new cardinals, the most prestigious title next to the papacy.
The new cardinals range across five continents.
Three of them are from the US, while others come from areas of the world where the Catholic Church seeks to boost its ministry.
Dressed in red robes, the “princes of the Church” knelt before the pontiff to pledge their allegiance in a solemn ceremony known as a consistory.
Mario Zenari, Italy
Dieudonne Nzapalainga, Central African Republic
Carlos Osoro Sierra, Spain
Sergio da Rocha, Brazil
Blase J Cupich, USA
Patrick D’Rozario, Bangladesh
Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, Venezuela
Jozef De Kesel, Belgium
Maurice Piat, Mauritius
Kevin Joseph Farrell, USA
Carlos Aguiar Retes, Mexico
John Ribat, Papua New Guinea
Joseph William Tobin, USA
Anthony Soter Fernandez, Malaysia
Renato Corti, Italy
Sebastian Koto Khoarai, Lesotho
Ernest Simoni, Albania