Pope Francis has appointed 17 new cardinals, 13 of whom are young enough to vote in the next papal conclave. Such selections often say a lot about the Pope’s priorities. So what is known so far about the 13 cardinals?

Bishop Kevin Farrell has been one of the Pope’s most outspoken American supporters. He once tweeted, “If you find Pope Francis 'confusing' – you have not read or do not understand the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” A former Legionary of Christ, Bishop Farrell was recently named head of the Vatican department for laity, family and life. As Fr Mark Drew has written in the Catholic Herald, Farrell’s style is “away from confrontation and towards dialogue and accommodation” with modernity. For instance, as Bishop of Dallas in 2009 he warned the University of Dallas to avoid what he called “dogmatism, closed-mindedness, judgmentalism”.