Vatican City, Oct 8, 2012 / 12:58 pm
Pope Benedict named Monsignor Charles J. Scicluna, the Vatican official in charge of prosecuting clergy abuse cases, as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Malta on Oct. 6.
"I'm eager to be with my people and be a bishop for them – which means giving your life for them," the bishop-designate told Malta's Sunday Times.
He will be ordained a bishop on Nov. 24, and will assist Archbishop Paul Cremona as a collaborator and advisor.
Bishop-designate Scicluna is due to arrive in Malta on the afternoon of Oct. 9 from Rome.