Pope Francis has appointed Mgr Mario Roberto Cassari, titular Archbishop of Toronto and Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland, as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Malta. Mgr Cassari will represent the Pope and the Holy See to Malta’s churches and civil authorities. The post has been vacant since Mgr Aldo Cavalli was nominated as Nuncio to the Netherlands in March.