Benedict XVI accepted the renunciation to the office of prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints submitted by Card. José Saraiva Martins for reaching age limits. As his successor in the same office, the Pope called Msgr. Angelo Amato, archbishop in charge of Sila, until now secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The news was made known today by the Vatican press office, which made also known the news about the appointment of the successor of Msgr. Amato as secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of faith: it will be Father Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, teacher of dogmatic theology at the Papal "Università Gregoriana", secretary general of the International Theological Commission. Born in Manacor, diocese of Mallorca, on 19th April 1944, Father Ladaria Ferrer joined the Company of Jesus on 17th October 1966. Ordained priest on 29th July 1973, he took his theology doctorate at the Papal "Università Gregoriana" in 1975. In that very year, he is teacher of dogmatic theology at the Papal University "Comillas" of Madrid and since 1984, full professor of dogmatic theology at the Faculty of Theology at the Papal "Università Gregoriana". From 1986 to 1994, he was vice rector of the Gregoriana. Since 1995, he has been consultant for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The Pope assigned Father Ferrer the seat of Tibica, with dignity of archbishop.
