Archbishop of Tokyo Isao Kikuchi becomes a cardinal in Catholic Church

Pope Francis on Saturday held a ceremony in the Vatican to install Isao Kikuchi, the archbishop of Tokyo, as one of 21 new cardinals of the Catholic Church.Following the ceremony, known as a consistory, at St. Peter's Basilica in which cardinals received a red hat and a ring from the pope, Kikuchi, 66, told reporters, "It is our mission to contribute to the development of the world.""I also feel there are large expectations (on me) to deliver a message of peace from the Japanese church," he also said.Kikuchi became the seventh Japanese to become a cardinal, following Manyo Maeda, who was na…READ FULL ARTICLE