▁his ▁fifth ▁cons istory ▁for ▁the ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁new ▁card inals ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁first ▁eleven ▁were ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eight y , ▁and ▁therefore , ▁were ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁a ▁future ▁pap al ▁conc lave ▁while ▁the ▁last ▁three ▁were ▁over ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eight y , ▁and ▁thus , ▁in el ig ible ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁a ▁pap al ▁conc lave . ▁The ▁po pe ▁continued ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁naming ▁the ▁Vic ar ▁of ▁Rome ▁and ▁a ▁cur ial ▁pre fect ▁as ▁card inals , ▁while ▁naming ▁his ▁substitute ▁for ▁the ▁Secret ariat ▁of ▁State ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁his ▁transfer ral ▁to ▁a ▁cur ial ▁department . ▁The ▁po pe ▁also ▁continued ▁his ▁practice ▁of ▁best ow ing ▁the ▁red ▁hat ▁on ▁those ▁from ▁peri ph eries ▁such ▁as ▁Mad agas car , ▁Pakistan , ▁and ▁Ira q , ▁and ▁like ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁created ▁a ▁priest ▁as ▁a ▁cardinal . ▁The ▁cons istory ▁was ▁also ▁not ew orth y ▁for ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Francis ▁named ▁the ▁pap al ▁al mon er ▁Kon rad ▁K raj ew ski ▁as ▁a ▁cardinal , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁cons istory ▁the ▁first ▁occasion ▁where ▁the ▁al mon er ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁cardinal . ▁Francis ▁himself ▁later ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁al mon er ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁red ▁hat ▁going ▁forward ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁arm ▁of ▁the ▁V