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Vatican spokesman, deputy resign suddenly [View all]
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS DECEMBER 31, 2018 / 6:27 AM / UPDATED 40 MINUTES AGO
Vatican spokesman, deputy resign suddenly
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The spokesman for the Vatican and his deputy resigned suddenly on Monday, an official statement said.
It gave no reason for the resignation of Greg Burke, an American, and Paloma Garcia Ovejero, a Spaniard. They quit two weeks after Pope Francis appointed an Italian journalist and personal friend, Andrea Tornielli, to become editorial director of all Vatican communications.
“Paloma and I have resigned, effective Jan. 1. At this time of transition in Vatican communications, we think it’s best the Holy Father is completely free to assemble a new team,” Burke tweeted.
Burke, 59, a former Rome-based reporter for Fox News, joined the Vatican in 2012 as an advisor in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State and become spokesman in 2016. He is a member of the conservative Catholic group Opus Dei.
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Vatican spokesman, deputy resign suddenly
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The spokesman for the Vatican and his deputy resigned suddenly on Monday, an official statement said.
It gave no reason for the resignation of Greg Burke, an American, and Paloma Garcia Ovejero, a Spaniard. They quit two weeks after Pope Francis appointed an Italian journalist and personal friend, Andrea Tornielli, to become editorial director of all Vatican communications.
“Paloma and I have resigned, effective Jan. 1. At this time of transition in Vatican communications, we think it’s best the Holy Father is completely free to assemble a new team,” Burke tweeted.
Burke, 59, a former Rome-based reporter for Fox News, joined the Vatican in 2012 as an advisor in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State and become spokesman in 2016. He is a member of the conservative Catholic group Opus Dei.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-spokespersons/vatican-spokesman-deputy-resign-suddenly-idUSKCN1OU0HG
FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis poses with Vatican spokesman Greg Burke (R) and deputy Vatican spokesperson Paloma Garcia Ovejero during a meeting at the Vatican in this undated handout. Media/Handout via REUTERS
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