Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo will be the special envoy from the Vatican for the Jubilee in Schoenstatt
The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has appointed His Eminence Giovani Cardinal Lajolo as his special envoy for the International Jubilee Pilgrimage in Schoenstatt. The news was announced in Rome on Saturday, August 9th. Lajolo will represent Pope Francis at the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Catholic Movement of Schoenstatt from 16th to 19th of October.
Lajolo is Cardinal Emeritus from the Italia Curia. He belongs to the Pontifical Congregation for Bishops and the Apostolic Signatura, the highest Court of the Roman Curia. From 2003 to 2006 Lajolo was secretary for Relations with States. In the year 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Lajolo as President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and of the Governorate of Vatican City. In November 2007, he joined the College of Cardinals. Lajolo was Apostolic Nuncio in the Federal Republic of Germany from December 1995 to 2003.