Pope Francis names Bishop Ambo David as new Filipino cardinal

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Pope Francis names Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio ‘Ambo’ David on Sunday, October 6, as a new cardinal of the Catholic Church.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/pope-francis-names-new-filipino-cardinal-bishop-pablo-virgilio-ambo-david/

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00:00Pope Francis names Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio Ambo David on Sunday, October 6 as a new Cardinal

00:07of the Catholic Church, along with 20 others.

00:10The Pope announces his appointment during his weekly Sunday Angelus at St. Peter's Square

00:14in the Vatican City.

00:16David's new title as Cardinal will be formalized on December 8.

00:19The 65-year-old David is the president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines.

00:24He was born in Betis, Guagua, Pampanga.

00:27He is a Bible scholar known for his defense of human rights in the Philippines, especially

00:31during the height of former President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.

00:35His territory, the Diocese of Caloocan, was a hotspot of killings in the Duterte drug

00:39war.

00:40He tells Rappler he will help the Pope as bridge-builder between the universal and local

00:44churches.

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