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Pope elevates six cardinals to choose successor

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Newly-elected Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, right, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines, is greeted by Pope Benedict XVI after he received the red three-cornered biretta hat Saturday during a consistory inside the St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

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The ceremony was both joyful and emotional: Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle, seen by many to be a rising star in the church, visibly choked up as he knelt before Benedict to receive his three-pointed red hat, or biretta, and gold ring. He wiped tears from his eyes as he returned to his place.