VATICAN CITY
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The secretary general of the Italian bishops is at the end of his mandate, and it will be the pope who decides whether to confirm him or not. On the calendar the first episcopal ordination done by the current pontiff. And also his is the strange about-face after the appointment of Camaldo as canon
VATICAN CITY, September 23, 2013 – After the appointments made in the curia two days ago, another substantial change is approaching at the summit of the Italian Church, and this time as well Pope Francis will have the last word.
Today the leadership of the Italian episcopal conference is meeting in Rome. And in two days, on September 25, comes the expiration of the five-year term of its secretary general, the Sicilian bishop Mariano Crociata (in the photo).
Crociata could be confirmed in the position, but it is also possible that he will be promoted to archbishop and made military ordinary for Italy. What is certain is that his name is on the short list of candidates for this position.
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