VATICAN CITY
Vatican Radio
(Vatican Radio) Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone officially stepped down on Tuesday as the Vatican Secretary of State to be succeeded by Archbishop Pietro Parolin. In a short ceremony, held in the library of the Secretariat of State, Pope Francis acknowledged Cardinal Bertone’s contribution to the running of the Holy See.
Archbishop Parolin was not present at the ceremony though he had been expected to take office today. The Pope said the archbishop will take up his new position in the next few weeks since he is currently recovering from surgery.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.