Greg Burke, the Vatican's senior communications adviser, has said he hopes to promote "greater openness and accountability" in his new role. Benedict XVI has appointed the French Archbishop Alain Paul Lebeaupin as Apostolic Nuncio to the European Union. The Order of Malta is reportedly preparing to launch the Cause of Fra' Andrew Bertie, the order's former Grand Master who died in 2008. The Pope received Fra' Matthew Festing, grand master of the Order of Malta, at the Vatican yesterday (video). Jeffrey Weiss is dismayed by a public spat between an American rabbi and a Catholic layman. Mark Shea argues that "it’s utterly impossible for the Church to embrace slick marketing". Devin Rose tells single Catholic men to stop dithering and actively pursue single Catholic women. Fr Robert Barron says that Cardinal Yves Congar's diary at the Second Vatican Council made him laugh out loud. And Sebastian White OP is repelled by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg’s crusade against sugary drinks. For updates throughout the day follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen