Cardinal Ratzinger will preside over Father Giussani's funeral on behalf of the Pope

Vatican City (AsiaNews) – Late this morning, the director o the Holy See Press Office, Dr Joaquín Navarro-Valls, released the following statement to reporters:

The funeral of Mgr Luigi Giussani, founder of the ecclesial movement 'Communion and Liberation', who died this morning, will take place at 3 pm in Milan's Cathedral. Card Joseph Ratzinger, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, will preside over the ceremony.