Next to the Pope, the VaticanöÏÓãÊÓƵapp most quoted person is probably the papal spokesman. In an often thankless job, the spokesman makes official announcements, corrects misinformation, fields reporters’ queries and, generally, is the public face of a Church that is frequently misunderstood.

The advent of a new, professional, lay-led press office at the Vatican won’t sideline CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Fr. Thomas Rosica, who has acted as a volunteer English-language attaché to the Holy See press office since Pope Benedict resigned.