Overview
- On May 27 the Holy See issued a Chirografo creating a Commission of Indirizzo e Vigilanza to review the Fondazione Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza and named Maximino Caballero Ledo as president and Fabio Gasperini as coordinator.
- The Chirografo grants the commission exceptional authority to access all documents, to propose and approve changes to the foundation’s statute, and to substitute or replace statutory organs and carry out ordinary and extraordinary administration.
- Italian press reports cite possible liabilities above €200 million, but the Vatican document gives no figures and the size of any debt will depend on the commission’s audit.
- The move follows internal unrest at the hospital, including worker complaints about unpaid arrears and contract disputes that were raised during a May visit to San Giovanni Rotondo by senior Vatican officials.
- The appointment of senior finance and patrimony officials signals a shift to centralized, technocratic oversight of a devotion‑backed hospital and puts the foundation’s management, finances and public reputation under immediate review with possible operational and staffing consequences.