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

VATICAN CITY (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.