Pope Francis nominated Cdl. Kevin Farrell, who formerly shared a residence with Cdl. McCarrick and claimed to know absolutely nothing of his misconduct, as Camerlengo of the Roman Church.

Pope Francis dismissed Cdl. Müller, age 69, from his role as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He indicated no reason for the change. Francis also ordered the dismissal of three CDF staff members who worked on investigating cases of alleged sexual abuse by priests.