Cardinals present pope with proposals for financial reform


  • World
  • Thursday, 20 Feb 2014

Pope Francis greets bishops during the general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Max Rossi

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Cardinals advising Pope Francis on reforming Vatican finances gave him their proposals on Wednesday with one suggesting a new central economic ministry that would incorporate the Holy See's scandal-plagued bank.

An eight-member advisory board of cardinals from around the world had concluded three days of meetings and reached its conclusions, Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi told reporters at a briefing.

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