Pope Francis has appointed Italian Archbishop Pietro Parolin, 58, as Vatican secretary of state. On Oct. 15 Archbishop Parolin will succeed Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, 78. Archbishop Parolin is pictured in a 2009 photo at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) (Aug. 31, 2013) See POPE-PAROLIN Aug. 31, 2013.
