@parishconnect: Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Mary Teresa Barron, NSA, as Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization and President of the Pontifical Mission Societies. The new appointment will take effect on January 4, 2027. She will be in the Section for First Evangelization and the New Particular Churches and will have the responsibility of presiding over the Pontifical Mission Societies. Currently, Sister Barron is the Superior General of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles. Born in Donegal, Ireland, on November 7, 1968, Sister Mary Teresa Barron holds a degree and a master's degree in Public Health Service Administration and in International Development. #PopeLeoXIV #SisterMaryTeresaBarron #CatholicMission #VaticanAppointments #ParishConnect

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