World IN BRIEF : VATICAN : Pontiff Consecrates 13 New Bishops
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Pope John Paul II consecrated 13 new bishops during a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. Among the 13 were French-born Msgr. Jean Louis Tauran, the Vatican’s new secretary for foreign affairs. The new bishops included six other Europeans, one each from Asia and the Middle East, and two each from Africa and Latin America.
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