Alessandro Gisotti, interim Holy See press office director, confirmed Tuesday via Twitter that Cardinal George Pell is no longer prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy.
Pell's term as prefect was to have expired February 24. His resignation has not been noted in the bollettino, so it is believed his term lapsed and was not renewed, and he was not removed from office.
Gisotti's tweet suggests that Pell's loss of office by the expiration of his term has been communicated to him in writing, as required by canon law.
