Vatican Announces New Nuncio for USA

Editor:  We were all over this one in the English speaking sphere.  NCR published a rather unhappy looking photo of him.  Perhaps they know the vice is clamping down on their reign of spiritual mediocrity?  Maybe he means business?

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI named Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, 70, to be the new nuncio to the United States.

In his most recent position, the Italian archbishop had served for two years as secretary-general of the commission governing Vatican City. He succeeds the late Archbishop Pietro Sambi in Washington.
Just minutes after his assignment was announced Oct. 19, Archbishop Vigano told Catholic News Service he hoped to get to the United States in time for the U.S. bishops' general assembly Nov. 14-16.


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