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Pell: Church’s mission ‘no justification’ for financial inefficiency or corruption
Cardinal George Pell has said that the Church’s spiritual mission is no excuse for bad management, and that financial corruption... Read more
Documents seized from office managing St. Peter's as Pope Francis appoints commissioner
Pope Francis has appointed a commissioner to reform the administration of the office responsible for the upkeep of St. Peter’s... Read more
Mincione companies file suit against Vatican Secretariat of State and property holding company
Companies owned by Italian businessman Raffaele Mincione have filed lawsuits against the holding company which owns the London building at... Read more
George Weigel: ‘Catholic lite’ and Vatican finances will top next pope’s agenda
Evangelizing countries where the faith has been watered down and resolving the ongoing financial crisis in the Vatican are challenges... Read more
Financial authority updates Vatican offices on policies to fight money laundering
Members of the Vatican's financial watchdog authority met this week to update offices on regulations to fight money laundering and... Read more
Vatican officials grant bail to London property broker
The Vatican said Monday that officials had granted bail to the Italian businessman Gianluigi Torzi who was arrested as part... Read more
Pope Francis names lay finance expert as secretary of Vatican ‘central bank’
Pope Francis Monday appointed Fabio Gasperini, an Italian financial adviser working at Ernst and Young, to the second-ranking position at... Read more
Analysis: Is the Torzi arrest a beginning or an end?
The arrest of Italian businessman Gianluigi Torzi for financial crimes was a major event. How “major” depends on if prosecutors see his arrest as the... Read more
Vatican officials arrest London property broker for extortion and money laundering
The Holy See press office announced Friday that Italian businessman Gianluigi Torzi has been arrested after he was interrogated as... Read more
Analysis: Vatican financial reform begins in earnest. Again.
On Monday, Pope Francis published sweeping new laws governing Vatican financial dealings. But the new laws are not really that new:... Read more
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
