Rorate Caeli

Italian rumors

As first reported here in July, Andrea Tornielli confirmed yesterday the post-November (early December) nomination of Cardinal Cañizares Llovera, of Toledo, as the new Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

The current Prefect, Cardinal Arinze, confirmed today the Pope's acceptance of the new ¨alternatives¨ to ¨Ite, missa est¨ and is pondering, after having consulted the bishops around the world, a change in the position of the ¨sign of peace¨ in the Mass of Paul VI (farewell interview to L´Osservatore Romano).

The future position of Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith is unknown at the moment, though, as also reported here last April, his return to his native Sri Lanka is quite probable.