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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
President of Vatican's financial watchdog authority ends term
The Vatican announced Monday that René Brüelhart, president of the Vatican’s Financial Information Authority (AIF) has ended a five-year term... Read more
McCarrick: Foundation ‘irresponsible’ to question controversial Vatican grant
McCarrick made the intervention in December 2017, after objections were raised to the Vatican’s request of $25 million from the... Read more
Vatican cardinals linked to missing millions and financial scandal
Cardinal Angelo Becciu and Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi have been key players in a complicated series of financial transactions to finance... Read more
Legatus will not collect 2019 tithe to Holy See
A U.S.-based organization of Catholic business executives has decided not to collect from its members the portion of their dues... Read more
Analysis: Two former IOR senior managers found guilty of mismanagement
A Vatican Court has found two former IOR senior managers liable for mismanagement, and ordered them to compensate the IOR... Read more
Analysis: What the Vatican does to stop money laundering
The Council of Europe’s Moneyval committee has praised the Holy See’s financial intelligence unit, the Financial Information Authority, in a... Read more
Vatican City court finds former hospital president guilty of corruption
Vatican City announced Saturday the conclusion of the corruption trial of the former president and treasurer of the Vatican-owned Bambino... Read more
Vatican responds to allegations that ex-auditor was ousted
The Vatican has issued a response to allegations made by former auditor general Libero Milone, who, three months after mysteriously... Read more
Annual report shows progress in Vatican financial transparency
The Vatican’s 2016 AIF financial report shows the trend toward transparency of previous years has continued, with a drop in... Read more
Cardinal Pell's office dismisses attacks as opposition to reform
In reaction to a new book claiming that Pope Francis has in fact done little to combat clerical sex abuse,... Read more
Pope separates oversight, administration in ongoing reform of Vatican finances
A new set of reforms further clarifying the roles of Vatican financial offices was announced July 9, implementing changes set... Read more
Vatican pens new contract with global auditing firm
After putting a freeze on their contract with external auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers in April, the Vatican has announced a new agreement... Read more
Vatican financial reform aims to help the Church do its job better
The Vatican’s recent financial reforms have the common good – not just efficiency – as their end, said an economist... Read more
Vatican launches investigation of journalists who published leaked docs
The two Italian journalists who made headlines last week for authoring books on confidential Vatican financial documents are under investigation,... Read more
