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Pope Francis names new head of Vatican doctrinal office

Located in the Palazzo Sant’Uffizio, an imposing 16th-century building just off St. Peter’s Square, the home of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith would be an intimidating place to walk into if you were a theologian summoned for a meeting about your work.

In naming new prefect, pope asks doctrine office to promote evangelization

Pope Francis appointed his longtime theological adviser and fellow countryman Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández of La Plata, Argentina, to lead the Vatican’s doctrinal office, urging him in a public letter to expand the office’s focus beyond its reputation as a watchdog pursuing possible doctrinal errors and to promote the understanding and transmission of the faith.

A new prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

The Palazzo Sant’Uffizio is a large, imposing building where the grid-iron covered windows hark back to the days when it housed the Holy Office of the Inquisition.

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