(Vatican Radio) On Tuesday changes were announced in the Vatican’s communications
offices. Pope Benedict appointed Fr. Edoardo Viganò director of the Vatican Television
Centre and layman Angelo Scelzo (see photo), vice director of the Vatican Press Office.
Fr. Viganò is a lecturer at the Pontifical Lateran University and a cinema
expert. He replaces Fr. Federico Lombardi, who continues his role as director of the
Vatican Press Office and Vatican Radio.
Angelo Scelzo is an Undersecretary
of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. A former journalist, Scelzo will
work with Vatican Press Office vice director, Fr. Ciro Benedettini. He will manage
the accreditation for the use of audiovisual material, which had previously come under
the jurisdiction of the Pontifical Council.