Cardinal Vlk to travel after retiring as head of Czech Catholic Church

Cardinal Miloslav Vlk is planning to undertake a several-month-long study stay in Israel after he hands over the post to the new archbishop of Prague Dominik Duka on April 10. A spokesman for the Prague Archbishopric said the outgoing cardinal wanted to give his successor space in forming his own policies, and he also wanted to devote time to travel and religious studies. The cardinal is retiring at his own request on the grounds of health and advanced age.