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Reuters
Reuters
World
By Philip Pullella

Pope sacks leadership of worldwide Catholic charity, names commissioner

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis holds a mass at Asti Cathedral, in Asti, Italy November 20, 2022. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS

Pope Francis on Tuesday fired the entire leadership of the Roman Catholic Church's worldwide charity arm following accusations of bullying and humiliation of employees, and appointed a commissioner to run it.

The surprise move involved the executives of Caritas Internationalis (CI), a Vatican-based confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social services organisations working in more 200 countries.

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