Pope Francis has appointed a senior Vatican diplomat as his new secretary of state, a role often called the "deputy pope." The Vatican said Saturday that Archbishop Pietro Parolin, a former deputy foreign minister at the Vatican, will take up the post of secretary of state on October 15. The 58-year-old Parolin currently serves as the Vatican's envoy to Venezuela. The appointment ends the era of Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who was widely blamed for failing to prevent ethical and ...
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