Trump’s pick for US envoy to Vatican the fastest in a quarter-century

ROME – In nominating Brian Burch, a right-wing Catholic political advocate and media figure, to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, President-elect Donald Trump has moved to fill the position more rapidly than any incoming or reelected president in the last quarter-century.

The speed with which Burch’s nomination was announced suggests that Trump didn’t require an extensive vetting process, but he knew from the beginning whom he wanted for the job.

Burch’s nomination was announced Dec.