Pope names Mammì new IOR DG (2)

(ANSA) - Vatican City, November 24 - Pope Francis on Tuesday named banker Gian Franco Mammì new director general of Vatican Bank Istituto per le Opere di religione (IOR). He will be helped by Giulio Mattietti pending the appointment of a new deputy director. The pope spent about 20 minutes with IOR's governing council. IOR and the rest of the Vatican's financial machinery are currently at the centre of a leaks scandal, Vatileaks 2, for which a trial started Tuesday. IOR, which is trying to get onto the international white list against money laundering, has been through a series of scandals.