By AFPMore by this AuthorVATICAN CITY,The Vatican on Monday announced the resignations of its spokesman and his deputy, without giving any explanation. Pope Francis "has accepted the resignation of the director and deputy director of the press office of the Vatican, Greg Burke and Paloma Garcia Ovejero, and named Alessandro Gisotti as acting director," it said in a statement. NEW TEAMAmerican Burke, a member of the ultra-conservative and influential Opus Dei movement, was appointed in July 2016 after having been deputy spokesman. Ms Ovejero, 43, a Spaniard, was the first woman to hold the number two post in the press office. She was previously Vatican correspondent for Spanish radio network Cadena COPE.

Source: Daily Nation December 31, 2018 15:33 UTC