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TEHRAN, December 31 - The spokesman for the Vatican and his deputy resigned suddenly on Monday, an official statement said.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - It gave no reason for the resignation of Greg Burke, an American, and Paloma Garcia Ovejero, a Spaniard. They quit two weeks after Pope Francis appointed an Italian journalist and personal friend, Andrea Tornielli, to become editorial director of all Vatican communications.
"Paloma and I have resigned, effective Jan. 1. At this time of transition in Vatican communications, we think it’s best the Holy Father is completely free to assemble a new team," Burke tweeted.
Burke, 59, a former Rome-based reporter for Fox News, joined the Vatican in 2012 as an advisor in the Vatican's Secretariat of State and become spokesman in 2016. He is a member of the conservative Catholic group Opus Dei.
Ovejero, 43, a former reporter for the Spanish radio network COPE, was one of the highest-ranking women in the Vatican.
The Vatican said Alessandro Gisotti, an Italian journalist believed to be close to Tornielli, would be spokesperson for the interim.
Source: Reuters
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