In 1994, Brown stayed in Rome to join the CDF staff, where he worked closely with then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (who would later become Pope Benedict XVI) for 17 years.
He served as Chaplain of Pope John Paul II from 2000 to 2011.[3]
Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan said that Brown was "young, vibrant, very theologically savvy but pastorally sensitive".[7]
New generation of Catholics
As Apostolic to Nuncio to Ireland, Brown said, "You see a renewed enthusiasm among young Catholics in Ireland now" and that young Catholics represent what is best in the tradition of the Second Vatican Council: "the idea of communicating the ancient unchanging faith in a new, vibrant and attractive way". He emphasized that the new generation of Catholics, some of whom are studying for the priesthood at Saint Patrick's College, the national seminary in Maynooth, or the Pontifical Irish College in Rome, will "lead the Church forward into the next decade," he said. .[8]
In the Catholic News Agency, Brown said the 'hundreds of young people' in Eucharistic adoration, praying the Rosary, confessing their sins and 'rejoicing in the liberating love of God' is the future of the Church in Ireland.[9]
In 2012, Brown climbed the Croagh Patrick or the Holy Mountain of St. Patrick, an important site of pilgrimage in County Mayo, Ireland, and celebrated Mass atop the mountain with 12,000 pilgrims.[11] In 2013, he launched a prayer card for the annual Croagh Patrick pilgrimage called Reek Sunday.[12] In 2016, he climbed the mountain again to celebrate Mass for Reek Sunday, this time with 20,000 pilgrims.[13]
On April 14, 2021, to begin the yearlong celebrations for the anniversary of 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines, Brown officiated Mass with Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma and administered baptism to several children in commemoration of the first baptism that took place in the island of Cebu on April 14, 1521. He also led the closing ceremonies for 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines, officiating the Mass on March 31, 2022, on Limasawa Island, where the first documented Mass in the archipelago was held on March 31, 1521. He also led the Mass to culminate the Year of Missio Ad Gentes held in Cebu on April 14, 2022.
On June 24, 2021, Brown installed Jose Advincula as the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.
In the aftermath of Typhoon Rai (Typhoon Odette), which hit the Philippines on December 16, 2021, Brown spent Christmas Day 2021 with the typhoon victims in Siargao Island, celebrating Mass at the San Nicolas de Tolentino Cathedral and visiting several parishes throughout the day to be with the victims of the typhoon.[17]
On September 26, 2022, Brown led the Sunday Mass for the Filipino community in New York for the 35th canonization anniversary of the first Filipino saint, Lorenzo Ruiz, at St. Patrick's Cathedral.[18]
^Pentin, Edward (28 November 2011). "An American Goes to Dublin". National Catholic Register. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
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