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Local October 31, 2011 | 3:30 pm

The Pope confirms Dominican Republic’s Cardinal

SANTO DOMINGO. - Pope Benedict XVI confirmed cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez as metropolitan archbishop of Santo Domingo, after reaching 75, the age to step down.

Lopez made the announcement at the end of a mass Monday.

The Canonical Law stipulates that upon reaching 75 the archbishops must send a letter of resignation to the Vatican, and the Pope is the only one with th... Read more