POPE Benedict XVI has convened a special meeting of cardinals for advice on how to deal with the Vatican's leaked documents scandal.
The pope was already scheduled to attend a regular meeting of the heads of Vatican offices on Saturday morning.
The Vatican press office said he added a second meeting later in the day with other cardinals - including Sydney archbishop George Pell - in a bid to try to ''restore a climate of serenity and trust'' in the church.
Last weekend Benedict met with the cardinal's commission to learn details of some of the two dozen people they have questioned.
The meetings on Saturday were another indication of the seriousness with which he has taken the scandal and the damage it has done to the trust that is supposed to form the basis of the Vatican's governance.
In another sign the Vatican was taking the matter seriously, it confirmed on Saturday that it was bringing in the Fox News correspondent in Rome, Greg Burke, as a senior communications adviser to help the Vatican craft its communications strategy.
Burke, 52 and a member of the conservative movement Opus Dei, said he would be helping to shape the Vatican's message and make sure all Vatican departments stick to it.
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