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Pope names new Secretary of Congregation for Causes of Saints Pope Francis appoints Bishop Fabio Fabene as the new Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints. By Vatican News staff writer On Monday, Pope Francis named a new Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints. Bishop Fabio Fabene, the titular bishop of Montefiascone, had served since 8 February 2014 as the Under-Secretary of the Synod of Bishops. Brief biography He was born in Rome, Italy, on 12 March 1959...

January 18, 2021 CWN Editors Note: Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Fabio Fabene, an Italian cleric who has served more than 20 years in various Vatican posts, as Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. Bishop Fabene—who has worked most recently as undersecretary of the Congregation for Bishops—replaces another Italian, Archbishop Marcello Bartolucci, who is stepping down at the age of 76 after ten years in the post. The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects detai...