Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin talks to journalists after a symposium organized by the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See in Rome Sept. 30, 2020.

Alan Holdren
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin talks to journalists after a symposium organized by the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See in Rome Sept. 30, 2020.

Pope Francis’ decision, outlined in an Aug. 25 letter to Cardinal Pietro Parolin, was made as the Secretariat of State continues to be at the center of unfolding Vatican financial scandals.