Pope Francis has named two experienced journalists to lead the Vatican press office.
Greg Burke, from St Louis in the United States, will succeed Fr Federico Lombardi, who retires after 10 years as head of the press office.
Spanish journalist Paloma García Ovejero will fill in Mr Burke’s spot as vice director, making her the first woman to hold the position.
Mr Burke served as special communications adviser in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State from 2012 before he was named by Pope Francis as the vice director of the press office last December.
