Rudelli named Vatican substitute, pledges service under Praedicate evangelium
Archbishop Paolo Rudelli was appointed by Pope Leo XIV as the new Substitute of the Vatican Secretariat of State, replacing Edgar Peña Parra. Rudelli, former nuncio to Colombia, expressed gratitude, called the appointment a gesture of unmerited trust, and pledged to serve in the spirit of Praedicate evangelium while relying on the Cardinal Secretary of State and the General Affairs staff, and seeking the intercession of St. John XXIII.