Senate Confirms Former CatholicVote President Brian Burch as Holy See Ambassador
In a 49-44 vote on Aug. 2, the Senate confirmed the Catholic father of nine from Chicago.
In a 49-44 vote on Aug. 2, the Senate confirmed the Catholic father of nine from Chicago.
Rooney previously lived in Rome while serving as the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See.
The event itself preceded National Catholic Schools Week, a week that celebrates the excellence of Catholic schools and their impact, which this year runs Jan. 28–Feb. 3.
On Tuesday, Pope Francis named Msgr. Peter Bryan Wells to the new post.
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