A view of Saint Peter's Square is seen as Pope Francis leads the mass for the canonization of Swedish nun Sister Maria Elisabeth Hesselblad and Polish priest Father Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary at the Vatican June 5, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Friday scrapped a plan for a major international accounting firm to carry out its first full external audit but insisted the change would not affect its drive for financial transparency.
The Vatican, which is a sovereign state, said in a statement that the work would instead be done by its own Auditor General with assistance from Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC).
