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Pope Francis Appoints Commissioner to Oversee Rome Basilica’s Financial Assets
The Vatican said that Makrickas was appointed to manage the Chapter’s assets due “to the particular complexities of the economic and financial management,” which has been “exacerbated by the spread of the pandemic.”