UNITED KINGDOM
Daily Mail
Lord Patten has been appointed to lead a committee overhauling the Vatican’s approach to the media only two months after quitting his role as chairman of the BBC Trust for health reasons.
The former cabinet minister and last Governor of Hong Kong worked with three different director-generals during his time at the corporation and weathered scandals including excessive executive pay and the corporation’s disastrous Diamond Jubilee coverage.
The Vatican said Lord Patten, a practising Catholic, would head the committee which would be charged with making “substantial financial savings” and ensuring “the Holy Father’s messages reach more of the faithful around the world, especially young people”.
The committee is expected to publish its report within 12 months.
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