Cardinal Tagle is the New Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

His Eminence Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle has been appointed by Pope Francis to be the new Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The appointment was announced Sunday, December 8. Cardinal Tagle is only the second Asian cardinal appointed to the post, the first being Indian Cardinal Ivan Dias (2006-2011).