Vatican spokesman, deputy resigns
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The spokesman for the Vatican and his deputy resigned suddenly on Monday, an official statement said.
It gave no reason for the resignation of Greg Burke, an American, and Paloma Ovejero, a Spaniard.
But they quit several weeks after Pope Francis appointed an Italian journalist and personal friend, Andrea Tornielli, to become editorial director of Vatican communications.
A Vatican statement said Pope Francis accepted their resignations on Monday.
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In a tweet, Burke said he and his deputy, Ovejero, had resigned effective from January 1.
Burke wrote, “At this time of transition in Vatican communications, we think it’s best the Holy Father is completely free to assemble a new team.”
