After several assignments to the apostolic nunciatures in a number of countries, Pope Francis appointed then-Msgr. Russell to his current post and named him an archbishop the same year.
Pope Francis appoints Vatican diplomat to be auxiliary bishop of Detroit
Nicaragua expels the Vatican ambassador
The Vatican called Nicaragua’s expulsion of the Vatican ambassador “grave and unjustified” as the rift deepened between the Catholic Church and the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.
Nuncio says U.S. bishops committed to addressing abuse scandal
The U.S. bishops are “deeply committed” to facing the reality of clerical sexual abuse and the history of covering it up, said the Vatican nuncio to the United States.