Oct 2, 2019 - 12:43 pm .- An Italian news magazine has reported that five Vatican employees have been suspended following an Oct. 1 raid of offices within the Vatican’s Secretariat of State.

Oct 1, 2019 - 08:40 am .- Vatican prosecutors seized documents and electronic devices in a raid executed Tuesday at the offices of the most senior curial department.

Mar 5, 2018 - 04:07 am .- A former president of the Institute of Religious Works - the so-called “Vatican Bank” - and his lawyer have been ordered to stand trial at the Vatican on charges of embezzlement and money laundering.

Apr 8, 2014 - 12:03 am .- Pope Francis approved a proposal Monday on the future of the Institute for Religious Works, commonly known as the “Vatican bank,” affirming its importance for the good of the Church.

Jan 16, 2014 - 10:17 am .- The Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for the Works of Religion, or “Vatican bank”, were named on Wednesday; of the five existing members, only one was confirmed in his post.

Aug 7, 2013 - 09:04 am .- The Vatican’s judicial authorities have requested that their Italian counterparts interrogate Monsignor Nunzio Scarano about withdraws he made from his Vatican bank account, putting a brand new agreement between the two countries to its first test.