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Cardinal Parolin on Vatican corruption trial: We’re victims

July 04, 2021

"We are considered victims," Cardinal Parolin told journalists in Strasbourg on July 4. "After considering all of the elements," he said, "we decided to constitute ourselves [a civil party]," though he specified that the Secretariat had no direct knowledge of the investigation.

Watchdog agency issues report critical of Vatican financial oversight

June 09, 2021

— Rome — The European Commission’s financial monitor, MONEYVAL, has issued a highly critical report on the anti-money-laundering and general financial oversight efforts of the Holy See. Both MONEYVAL and the Holy See describe the report as “positive” and cite “moderate” to “substantial” effectiveness ratings across a range of areas, but note significant room for

Eggs and baskets, animals and farms

December 28, 2020

Praedicate Evangelium "puts evangelization at the center of the Church, and of everything the Curia does,” but what will Pope Francis's reformed Curia actually be able to do?

Vatican: Moneyval review gets underway

September 30, 2020

The Moneyval review is to assess the effectiveness of the Vatican's most recent measures for the prevention of money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

Pope names special prosecutor, no reason given

September 28, 2020

The Vatican gave no reason for the appointment, of Prof. Gianluca Perone, who teaches commercial law at Rome's University of Tor Vergata,

Pope Francis accepts resignation of top curial cardinal

September 24, 2020

Cardinal Angelo Becciu has been mired in controversy for years, and received the red hat in 2018.