Pope Appoints Envoy for Eastern Europe
Associated Press
VATICAN CITY —
Pope John Paul II on Saturday appointed Archbishop Francesco Colasuonno, the Vatican’s ambassador to Yugoslavia, as special roving envoy for Eastern Europe, the Vatican announced.
Colasuonno, a 61-year-old Italian, succeeds Archbishop Luigi Poggi.
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