Pope sacks leadership of worldwide Catholic charity

Names commissioner

Pope Francis fired the entire leadership of the Roman Catholic Church's worldwide charity arm on Tuesday and appointed a commissioner to run it until new executives are elected. 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. The sackings of the executive level of CI, which has more than a million staff and volunteers around the world, were announced in a papal decree released by the Vatican press office. A separate statement said a review of the workplace environment this year by external management and psychological experts found malaise and bad management practices at its headquarters.