VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday (Oct 6) announced he will appoint 21 new cardinals of the global Catholic Church, in an unexpected push to influence the powerful group of churchmen that will one day choose his successor. The ceremony to install the new appointees, known as a consistory, will be held on Dec 8, the 87-year-old pope announced during his weekly noon-time prayer with pilgrims and tourists in St Peter's Square. It will be the tenth consistory called by the pope since his