
Pope Francis and His Lack of Confidence in His Own Revolution
ANALYSIS: The appointments of key officials who report directly to him, as a means of securing his legacy, shows that he knows that he has not conquered everyone’s heart.
ANALYSIS: The appointments of key officials who report directly to him, as a means of securing his legacy, shows that he knows that he has not conquered everyone’s heart.
ANALYSIS: In the eight days between his appointment to head the DDF and the announcement that he will be made a cardinal, he has had a lot to say — but his public comments have brought up as many questions as they’ve answered.
COMMENTARY: Just as Pope John Paul II was happy to have his ministry judged by his choice of principal collaborator, so too Archbishop Fernández thinks that his appointment serves the same role for Pope Francis.
As coadjutor, Bishop Henning will assist Bishop Thomas Tobin in the administration of the Rhode Island diocese and should succeed him as bishop upon his retirement, expected once Bishop Tobin turns 75 next April.
Bishop-elect John-Nhan Tran, 56, was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of New Orleans in 1992.
Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed former Air Force chaplain Bishop Chad Zielinski of Fairbanks, Alaska, to lead the Diocese of New Ulm, Minnesota.
Pope Francis has embarked on a series of personnel changes before the new Vatican constitution comes into effect June 5.
Since 2007, with few exceptions, Bishop-elect Marini could be seen at the side of Pope Benedict XVI and then Pope Francis during papal Masses and other liturgies, both at the Vatican and abroad.
Malta prelate was appointed adjunct secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Nov. 13.
For the three new metropolitan archbishops of American sees, the experience was a reminder of their mission as shepherds.
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