Pope Names 7 Cardinals to Close Pauline Year Celebrations

(25 Apr - 09 RV) On the occasion of the closing of the Year dedicated to Saint Paul which will take place simultaneously in different locations on the 29 June 2009, Pope Benedict has nominated seven Cardinals to be his special representatives for the respective celebrations:

The Holy Land: Card. Walter KASPER, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity.
Malta: Card. Ennio ANTONELLI, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family.
Cyprus : Card. Renato Raffaele MARTINO, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.
Turkey: Card. Jean-Louis TAURAN, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.
Greece: Card. Jozef TOMKO, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Syria: Card. Antonio María ROUCO VARELA, Archbishop of Madrid;
Lebanon: Card. André VINGT-TROIS, Archbishop of Paris.