Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas has been appointed the head of Francis’ new “mega dicastery” for laity, family and life — a decision that marks the second major appointment of an American to a Vatican position this summer.
The news of Bishop Farrell’s appointment as head of the new dicastery was announced in an Aug. 17 communiqué from the Vatican and falls less than a month after another American, Greg Burke, stepped in as the new Vatican spokesman and director of the Holy See Press Office.
The appointment was accompanied by the release of the brief motu proprio Sedula Mater (Sedulous Mother), by which Pope Francis formally established the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life.
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