ROME – On Saturday the church’s largest charitable entity, Caritas International, elected Japanese Archbishop Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo as its new president, a role held until now by Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, once widely seen as a top contender for the papacy. The former archbishop of Manila, Tagle’s […]
Six months after Pope Francis made the surprising move of ousting its entire leadership over lapses in management, the Caritas International charitable organization is meeting in Rome this week to regroup and to elect a new governing team.