Pope speeds up Vatican streamlining in surprise synod move

Pope Francis Visits the United States Capitol
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Francis has already acted to make the Vatican curia -- the Church's senior civil service -- more efficient by creating a super ministry for the economy and another one which deals with media and public relations. The reforms have sparked resistance amongst the officials affected by the changes. Officially there have been no redundancies but inevitably a number of officials have been sent back to their home dioceses as a result of the changes. [Some of the mumbo jumbo brings me back and confounds me, but it sounds overall like + change. dg]