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Monday, May 7, 2007

PONTIFICAL LEGATE FOR ANNIVERSARY OF APPARITIONS OF FATIMA

VATICAN CITY, MAY 5, 2007 (VIS) - Made public today was a Letter, written in Latin and dated April 13, in which the Pope appoints Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals, as pontifical legate to solemn opening celebrations marking the 90th anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady at Fatima, Portugal. The event is due to be held in Fatima on May 12 and 13.

  The cardinal will be accompanied on his mission by Msgr. Piero Pioppo, nunciature counsellor at the Secretariat of State, and by Luigi Roberto Cona, secretary of the apostolic nunciature to Portugal.
BXVI-LETTER/SPECIAL ENVOY/PORTUGAL:SODANO    VIS 20070507 (110)


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