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Pope Francis appoints prelate to oversee Vatican bank

Pope Francis has taken his first major step towards reforming to the troubled Vatican bank, naming a trusted cleric to oversee its management.

The Vatican said Monsignor Battista Mario Salvatore Ricca had been approved as interim prelate of the Institute for Religious Works, as the bank is known.

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