In a letter published today, written in Latin and dated 7 January 2017, the Holy Father appoints Cardinal Francesco Monterisi, archpriest emeritus of the Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls, as his special envoy at the celebration of the bicentenary of the diocese of Caltagirone, Italy, to be held on 11 January 2017.

The mission accompanying the cardinal will be composed of Msgr. Giovanni Zavattieri, vicar general of the diocese, and Don Nicola Vitale, parish priest of San Giacomo in Caltagirone.