Cardinal Vlk to resume office on Monday

Czech Cardinal Miloslav Vlk will resume his office on Monday after spending two weeks in a spa town in southern Bohemia. Cardinal Vlk, who is 76, collapsed last month after suffering heavy exhaustion and he had to be hospitalised. The head of the Czech Catholic Church was diagnosed with a heart problem last year and underwent surgery to have a pacemaker fitted. He has recently released a statement on his website, saying he though it highly likely that he would be standing down from his function at the end of the year.

Author: Ruth Fraňková