VATICAN CITY
National Catholic Register
BY EDWARD PENTIN 03/10/2016
If media reports are correct, Pope Francis is expected to appoint a close ally, the apostolic nuncio to Mexico, as his new ambassador to the United States.
Veteran Vaticanist Sandro Magister reported today on his blog Settimo Cielo that French papal diplomat, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, is to be “imminently” promoted to the nunciature in Washington D.C., replacing the current apostolic nuncio, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, who has reached the usual retiring age of 75.
The appointment of “Bergoglian” Archbishop Pierre, 70, is a crucial one given the influential role of the apostolic nuncio in helping to select bishops of the country he serves.
Although the Vatican has yet to make any official announcement, Magister has had a number of accurate and well-sourced stories lately, including correctly predicting the historic meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill last month, and obtaining a draft text of a letter signed by 13 cardinals and sent to the Pope during last year’s Synod on the Family.
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