Vatican City, Jul 10, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Earlier today in the Vatican, the Holy See released its financial records for 2004 which show the Church’s monetary work toward caring for the poor, preserving artistic heritage, and assisting local churches in efforts of evangelization.
On Friday, Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano presided at the 39th meeting of the Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organizational and Economic Problems of the Holy See, which studied the records.
In attendance at Friday’s meeting were, Cardinals Thomas Stafford Williams, Roger Michael Mahony, Camillo Ruini, Jean-Claude Turcotte, Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, Ivan Dias, Claudio Hummes O.F.M., and Edward Michael Egan as well as by His Beatitude Michel Sabbah.
Numerous representatives from offices of the Holy See also participated:, including Cardinals Sergio Sebastiani, Attilio Nicora and Edmund Casimir Szoka, Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli and Bishop Franco Croci.