News
Pope Francis hints of painful, prolonged reform in Catholic Church
Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, has said the Catholic Church’s bureaucratic machine needed “painful and prolonged clean-up’’.
In a pre-Christmas address to the top echelon of the Vatican administration on Monday, Francis said that the clean-up became imperative at the wake of a fresh wave of scandals.
Since November, the so-called VatiLeaks 2 affair has exposed financial mismanagement, greed and resistance to reform in the Vatican’s administration.
“Administrative diseases requiring prevention, vigilance, care, and sadly, in some cases, painful and prolonged interventions have become evident in the course of the past year.
“These have caused no small pain to the entire body of the church and the scandals have harmed many souls,’’ the pope added.
He pledged to sustain reform efforts with determination, clarity and firm resolve.
Meanwhile, anti-money laundering experts at the Council of Europe have said that Vatican was failing to punish financial crimes.
-
News4 days agoWidow of late investigative broadcaster Kola Olawuyi dies
-
Crime4 days agoOutrage as NYSC doctor allegedly dies after delay in approving sick leave
-
Latest3 days agoOne killed as ethnic clash erupts in Ibadan following reported overnight stabbing (video)
-
Business1 week agoThe State House Statement: An Unquantifiable Reputational Damage to the Nigerian Financial Sector
-
Latest4 days agoLagos arrests 396 beggars in fresh crackdown on street begging (Video)
-
Energy5 days agoGas flaring takes toll on children, residents in Rivers oil-producing communities
-
Aviation4 days agoNIS issues updated guidelines for contactless passport renewal for Nigerians abroad
-
Aviation5 days agoCould you prove that bag is yours? The precautions that could protect you from a travel nightmare