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August 27, 2013
IN THE CHURCH/NATION
T he Valley Catholic
Pope creates body to revamp Vatican’s bookkeeping, fiscal responsibility
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has named a new commission to investigate current accounting practices among all Vatican offices and bodies and to help devise new strategies for greater fiscal responsibility and transparency. The new pontifical commission of business and legal experts will “offer technical support” and “develop strategic solutions” to help the Vatican simplify and better coordinate its scattered resources, budgets, properties and assets, and create “a more careful organization of the economic activities of all Vatican administrative offices.” The Vatican announced the creation of the new commission July 19, saying its eight members would “begin its work as soon as possible” with its first meeting scheduled right after the pope returns from World Youth Day in Brazil. The pope authorized the creation of the Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See July 18 wit ?????????????????????q??????????t???????????????????????????????????Q???Y?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Y???????q???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????t?Q??????????????????????q?????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????t??????????????????????????????????????????????????qA???? ?????t?Q?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????5??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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