According to a press release, the virtual assembly focused on the Holy See’s annual budget for the current year, presented by Spanish layman Maximino Caballero Ledo, who was appointed to the number two position in the Secretariat for the Economy in August.

The hidden assets were reported by the first financial statements to be released under new rules

In an exclusive article Cardinal George Pell explains his mission to sort out the Vatican's finances

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