Pope names Vatican canon lawyer Italian Archbishop Velasio De Paolis as interim head of Legionaries

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI named Italian Archbishop Velasio De Paolis, an expert in Church law who specializes in religious institutes, to be his personal delegate with authority over the Legionaries of Christ.

The 74-year-old canon lawyer will act as an interim leader while the Vatican investigation of the Legionaries proceeds.

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