MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis on Saturday formally elevated Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan to the rank of cardinal.

David, also president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, received his red hat, along with 20 others, during a consistory at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.

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