Saturday, March 11, 2006
CHANGES IN THE CURIA
are being reported by Catholic World News. Some of the congregations are being combined. The one to watch, I suppose, though, is this one:
Also, the Pope is likely to make some personnel changes. After his election in April 2005, Pope Benedict confirmed all of the curial officials who had been serving under Pope John Paul II (bio - news). But changes are overdue in a number of key posts-- most notably that of Secretary of State, where Cardinal Angelo Sodano (bio - news) is now 78-- 3 years beyond retirement age-- and has held the Vatican's #2 post for nearly 15 years. Sandro Magister, the influential journalist who covers the Vatican for L'Espresso, has observed signs of friction between Cardinal Sodano and Pope Benedict in recent weeks.
