INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Vatican and his deputy resigned suddenly on Monday, an official statement said.It gave no reason for 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
At this time of transition in Vatican communications, we think it's best Holy Father is completely free to assemble a new team," Burke
tweeted.Burke, 59, a former Rome-based reporter for Fox News, joined Vatican in 2012 as an advisor in Vatican's Secretariat of State and
He is a member of conservative Catholic group Opus Dei.Ovejero, 43, a former reporter for Spanish radio network COPE, was one of
highest-ranking women in Vatican.The Vatican said Alessandro Gisotti, an Italian journalist believed to be close to Tornielli, would be
spokesperson for interim.(Except for headline, this story has not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is published from a
