No, Condi’s not going anywhere…Sodano out, Bertone in:

Pope Benedict XVI (bionews) has named Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone of Florence (to correct CWN – NO! He’s Archbishop of Genoa!) to become the Vatican Secretary of State, replacing Cardinal Angelo Sodano (bionews). (Change will happen in September)

The Holy Father has also promoted Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, who now serves as Secretary for Relations with States, to replace Cardinal Edmund Szoka as president of the Vatican city-state government.

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