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Pope Francis issues law to combat corruption in Vatican financial transactions
Pope Francis Monday promulgated a new law intended to prevent corruption and control spending in Vatican City State and Holy... Read more
Swiss accounts frozen in Vatican property deal probe
Tens of millions of euros have been frozen in Swiss banks as part of the investigation into a Vatican property... Read more
Analysis: Could curial politics stop a Vatican finance trial?
As details continue to emerge about a raft of financial scandals at the Vatican Secretariat of State, some observers have... Read more
Vatican official was director in London property broker's company
As the Vatican’s Secretariat of State finalized its purchase of a London luxury apartment building, a lay secretariat official who... Read more
Vatican confirms ‘individual measures’ taken against staff in financial investigation
The Holy See has announced that new "measures" have been taken against officials at the Vatican Secretariat of State as... Read more
New director named for Vatican financial watchdog authority
The Vatican has named a new director for its internal financial watchdog. Read more
Malta court authorizes seizure of €29 million in Vatican bank assets
A Maltese court has authorized the seizure of assets belonging to the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR), commonly called... Read more
Pope Francis reforms Vatican City courts with new law
The new law provides enhanced safeguards for the independence of judges and prosecutors in Vatican City. Read more
London to Malta via Rome: Following the money in Vatican financial scandals
The Vatican raid conducted on the chief prosecutor of the Church’s Apostolic Signatura sheds light on a network of companies... Read more
Vatican official raided over London property deal investigation
Vatican authorities have seized documents and computers belonging to a senior curial official as part of an investigation into financial... Read more
Suspension revoked for Vatican’s financial watchdog authority
The new head of the Vatican Financial Intelligence Authority (AIF) announced Thursday that the Vatican’s internal financial watchdog’s suspension from... Read more
The Vatican-Centurion Global financial scandal: A CNA explainer
In recent weeks, CNA has been covering a Vatican financial scandal involving a multi-million-dollar investment fund, money donated by Catholics... Read more
The Vatican-London investment scandal: A CNA explainer
Since October, CNA has been covering a Vatican financial scandal involving an investment in a London luxury apartment development through... Read more
Vatican’s investment funds were vehicles for Italian bank fraud
Two investment funds used by Vatican dicasteries were also used by a major Italian bank to conceal illegal investments for... Read more
The Vatican and IDI financial scandal: A CNA explainer
Here’s the IDI scandal in a nutshell: Read more
Analysis: The Vatican's finance scandal, and faithful stewardship
The Vatican’s unfolding financial scandal has not yet led to action at the Vatican. To understand why, it’s important to... Read more
Vatican investments linked to global money laundering investigations
A fund in which the Vatican’s Secretariat of State has invested tens of millions of euros has links to two... Read more
Pope names financial supervisor president of watchdog authority
Pope Francis Wednesday appointed an auditor and Italian banking consultant as president of the Financial Information Authority (AIF), the Vatican’s... Read more
Analysis: What will the Vatican tell Moneyval?
Next month, the Holy See is due to send a report to Moneyval, the Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering watchdog,... Read more
Vatican’s London luxury development company, with ties to alleged financial crime, offered to raze parish rectory
Developers acting for the Vatican Secretariat of State offered to raze a London parish hall and rectory and replace it... Read more
