Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl as Archbishop of Washington, but asked him to continue as Apostolic Administrator until a successor is appointed.
The 77-year-old cardinal submitted his resignation two years ago upon reaching the canonical age of retirement, but Pope Francis had not accepted it up to this point.
In a letter to Cardinal Wuerl, obtained by CNA, the Pope said: “Your renunciation is a sign of your availability and docility to the Spirit who continues to act in his Church.
