Pope Francis appoints Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernandez to safeguard faith in challenging times

Pope Francis has written a letter to Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández, the new Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), asking him to promote the transmission of faith and guard its teaching. The Pope emphasized the need for a renewed proclamation of the Gospel message and encouraged the Dicastery to become an instrument of evangelization in an unprecedented context for humanity. He called for theologians who prioritize a theology that presents a loving and merciful God, and warned against overshadowing central issues with secondary ones. The Pope also urged the new Prefect to ensure that the Dicastery's documents have adequate theological support and are coherent with the perennial teaching of the Church.