VATICAN CITY
Catholic News Service
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service
2.22.2016
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi will retire as head of Vatican Radio Feb. 29, as the Secretariat for Communications takes on the general administration of the radio.
Giacomo Ghisani, an Italian layman and vice general director of the secretariat, will be the “ad interim” administrative director and legal representative of Vatican Radio starting March 1. Ghisani had been director of international relations and legal affairs at Vatican Radio for many years.
Father Lombardi, 73, will still head the Vatican press office for the time being and continue serving as Vatican spokesman.
The personnel changes were announced by the Vatican Feb. 22.
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