Today the Holy Father appointed Carl Anderson, the head of the Knights of Columbus, and his wife Dorian to the Pontifical Council for the Family.

Benedict XVI also selected the prelates Marc Ouellet P.S.S., archbishop of Quebec, Canada; William Joseph Levada (former bishop of San Francisco) the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith; and Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien, military ordinary for the United States of America, as members of the Congregation for Catholic Education.