Pope Francis reacts as he leads the weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican June 26, 2013. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has set up a special commission to review the activities of the scandal-plagued Vatican bank to ensure that it operated in "harmony" with the mission of the Catholic Church, the Vatican said on Wednesday.
The appointment of the five-member panel, which includes four prelates and a woman Harvard professor, is the boldest move yet by Francis to get to grips with a bank that embarrassed the church for decades.
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