UNITED STATES
National Catholic Reporter
January 3, 2020
By Michael Sean Winters
What should we be looking for in the life of the church in 2020? What issues and personalities will likely change the trajectory of ecclesial history?
In December, Pope Francis named Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to become prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, historically known as the “red pope.” He will be responsible for creating the ternas from which the pope will select bishops for missionary dioceses.
I am told that this appointment was the first of several and we can expect a new prefect at the Congregation for Bishops sooner rather than later as the incumbent, Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet, has asked to be replaced. Ouellet’s congregation has often dragged its heels, frustrating the appointment of more pastoral prelates, and a new, dynamic leader might shake things up.
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