Vatican’s Finance Czar Cardinal George Pell Defends Spending By His Office

VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis’ finance czar has defended the expenditures of his office following reports it had racked up a half-million euros ($575,000) in bills in the last six months.

The leaks were apparently aimed at discrediting Pell, who has ruffled feathers in entrenched Vatican bureaucracy.

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