Knights of Malta elect new leader as Vatican seeks to bury feud– Top News. Topnews on Apr 29, 2017 The Knights of Malta have elected a temporary leader during a period of reform after the last Grand …More
Knights of Malta elect new leader as Vatican seeks to bury feud– Top News.
Topnews on Apr 29, 2017 The Knights of Malta have elected a temporary leader during a period of reform after the last Grand Master was effectively ousted by Pope Francis.
The secret ballot by 56 knights eligible to vote means the order will continue a period of Vatican-mandated reform before electing a Grand Master to replace Fra’ Matthew Festing, who resigned in January in a dispute with the Vatican over the order’s sovereignty.
The new temporary leader is Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto with the title of lieutenant of the Grand Master. He most recently has been the grand prior in charge of the order’s Rome chapter.
www.catholicherald.co.uk/…/knights-of-malt…
Topnews on Apr 29, 2017 The Knights of Malta have elected a temporary leader during a period of reform after the last Grand Master was effectively ousted by Pope Francis.
The secret ballot by 56 knights eligible to vote means the order will continue a period of Vatican-mandated reform before electing a Grand Master to replace Fra’ Matthew Festing, who resigned in January in a dispute with the Vatican over the order’s sovereignty.
The new temporary leader is Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto with the title of lieutenant of the Grand Master. He most recently has been the grand prior in charge of the order’s Rome chapter.
www.catholicherald.co.uk/…/knights-of-malt…