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Pope’s new pick for head of liturgy department: A bet or a hedge?

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Ed. Condon
May 27, 2021
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The Holy See announced on Thursday the appointment of Archbishop Arthur Roche as the new prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Roche, the emeritus Bishop of Leeds in England, has served as the secretary of the congregation since 2012.

The appointment comes after Pope Francis accepted in February the resignat…

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