” “Benedict XVI has appointed president of the Papal Council for Inter-religious Dialogue card. Jean-Louis Tauran, until now the archivist and librarian of the Holy Roman Church, and called to replace him mgr. Raffaele Farina, until now the prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Library, who has also been risen to archbishop’s rank. The news was given today by the Vatican newsroom, which also said the Pope appointed prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Library mgr. Cesare Pasini, until now the deputy prefect of the Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana. The takeover of the Papal Council for Inter-religious Dialogue from cardinal Paul Poupard to cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran will take place on 1st September 2007. Card. Poupard, president of the Papal Council for Culture since 1988, had been appointed president of the Papal Council for Inter-religious Dialogue on 11th March 2006. On that occasion, the Pope had joined the presidencies of the two Papal Councils to "promote a deeper dialogue between the men of culture and the leaders of the different religions". Before being an archivist and Librarian of the Holy Roman Church, card. Tauran had been for 13 years at the helm of the Section for Relations with the States of the Secretariat of State.” “
