The Lombards invade Rome once again, as two Milanese are named to important positions in the Roman Curia. Several sources (including Andrea Tornielli and Gioia Locati in this Sunday's edition Il Giornale) confirm that Monsignor Gianfranco Ravasi, current Prefect of the Ambrosian Library of the Archdiocese of Milan, will soon be named President of the Pontifical Council for Culture (a cardinalatial position) - maybe as soon as tomorrow, as Pope Benedict returns from Loreto (see our posts of June 26 and August 26). Another Milanese, Monsignor Vincenzo di Mauro, special delegate of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (the Apsa), will be named Secretary of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See.
Raffaele Farina, former Vice-Prefect of the same Ambrosian Library, recently started his activities as Vatican Librarian and Archivist (another cardinalatial position) - the former Librarian and Archivist, Cardinal Tauran, officially took over the presidency of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue yesterday.
Raffaele Farina, former Vice-Prefect of the same Ambrosian Library, recently started his activities as Vatican Librarian and Archivist (another cardinalatial position) - the former Librarian and Archivist, Cardinal Tauran, officially took over the presidency of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue yesterday.
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Sep. 3, 2007 - Confirmed: Ravasi named President of the Pontifical Council for Culture (replacing Cardinal Poupard, retired), and also of two Pontifical Commissions, the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church and the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology (replacing Archbishop Mauro Piacenza, named Secretary for Clergy last May).
Confirmed: Vincenzo di Mauro named Secretary of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See.
Confirmed: Vincenzo di Mauro named Secretary of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See.
