” ” Today, Benedict XVI appointed apostolic nuncio to the Arab Republic of Egypt and delegate to the Organisation of the League of Arab States, monsignor Michael Louis Fitzgerald, titular archbishop of Nepte, who so far had been the president of the Papal Council for Interreligious Dialogue.
” “Born on August 17th 1937 in Walsall (Birmingham), on October 1st 2002 mgr. Fitzgerald was appointed president of the Papal Council for Interreligious Dialogue, of which for many years he had been the secretary, in replacement of card. Francis Arinze.
” “As president of the Vatican Ministry for religious dialogue, last year he wrote the message to the Muslims for the end of the Ramadan: "It is up to us wrote Fitzgerald to strengthen our commitment to build good relations between people of different religions, promote cultural dialogue and work together to achieve more justice and long-lasting peace. Let’s prove, as Christians and as Muslims, that we can live together in sincere fraternity, never failing to try to accomplish the will of God the Merciful who created humanity to be one single family".
