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http://www.guardian.co.uk/pope/story/0,,1818246,00.html
Pope appoints Jesuit as his official spokesman
Pope Benedict XVI has appointed a Jesuit priest as his official spokesman after the resignation yesterday of Joaquín Navarro-Valls, who has held the post for 22 years.
Father Federico Lombardi, 63, will be the public face of the Vatican, entrusted with explaining the Roman Catholic church's teachings to the international media.
Father Navarro-Valls, 69, a member of the controversial church group Opus Dei, was closely associated with the papacy of the late John Paul II. He is stepping down to write books.He recently appointed Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone as his secretary of state.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/pope/story/0,,1818246,00.html
Pope appoints Jesuit as his official spokesman
Pope Benedict XVI has appointed a Jesuit priest as his official spokesman after the resignation yesterday of Joaquín Navarro-Valls, who has held the post for 22 years.
Father Federico Lombardi, 63, will be the public face of the Vatican, entrusted with explaining the Roman Catholic church's teachings to the international media.
Father Navarro-Valls, 69, a member of the controversial church group Opus Dei, was closely associated with the papacy of the late John Paul II. He is stepping down to write books.He recently appointed Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone as his secretary of state.