Vatican News
Analysis: Vatican financial report stops short of questions on Peter’s Pence
The Vatican on Thursday published a 2019 financial report on the Holy See, citing calls for greater transparency in how... Read more
Becciu accused of sending Vatican funds to Australia during Pell trial
Italian media have reported allegations that Cardinal Angelo Becciu transferred several hundred thousand euros from Vatican accounts to an account... Read more
Vatican official tells UN: Women deserve better than abortion
A female Vatican official told the United Nations Thursday that resources that could be invested in basic healthcare, nutrition, and... Read more
Be faithful to Christ, Pope Francis urges new Swiss Guard recruits
Pope Francis Friday met with the 38 new recruits of the Swiss Guard, who will be sworn-in Oct. 4, encouraging... Read more
Australian professor and French philosopher win Ratzinger Prize
An Australian professor and a French philosopher were named the winners of this year’s Ratzinger Prize Oct. 1. Read more
Mincione used former Vatican fund to invest in mafia-linked bond managed by Torzi company
An investment fund created for the Holy See Secretariat of State to invest Church funds was used to purchase millions... Read more
Pompeo and top Vatican diplomats have ‘respectful’ exchange of views on China
The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Holy See’s top diplomats had a “respectful” exchange of views on... Read more
Economy prefect says Vatican must be ‘a house of glass’ as 2019 figures released
The Vatican’s Secretariat for the Economy released the 2019 balance sheet for the Roman Curia Thursday. Read more
Pope Francis: St. Jerome gave ‘uncompromising witness to the truth’
Pope Francis Wednesday highlighted the life and figure of St. Jerome in an apostolic letter for the 1,600th anniversary of... Read more
Pope Francis recognizes miracle attributed to Italian laywoman who died in 1997
Pope Francis advanced the sainthood cause Tuesday of an Italian woman who died in 1997 after touching the lives of... Read more
Pope Francis calls for new economic model to rebuild post-coronavirus world
Pope Francis called Wednesday for a new economic model to help rebuild the world after the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Moneyval evaluation begins at Vatican
The Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering watchdog, Moneyval, began its two-week on-site inspection of the Holy See and Vatican City... Read more
Cardinal Becciu's lawyer resigns over social media photos
The lawyer representing Cardinal Angelo Becciu has resigned over criticism of his social media activities. Ivano Iai, who had been... Read more
Vatican official hails ‘positive’ results of China deal amid report that Holy See delegation is heading to Beijing
A Vatican official hailed the “positive” results of the Holy See’s provisional agreement with China Tuesday amid reports that a... Read more
Pope Francis names leading physicist to pontifical academy
Pope Francis appointed the director-general of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Tuesday to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Read more
Archbishop Charles Brown appointed nuncio to the Philippines
Pope Francis on Monday appointed Archbishop Charles Brown as apostolic nuncio to the Philippines, a position which had been vacant... Read more
Cardinal Becciu allegations mount as Vatican appoints new prosecutor
Italian businessman Gianluigi Torzi has provided detailed information to investigators in the ongoing Vatican financial scandal, according to new reports.... Read more
Pope Francis meets Armenian Apostolic Church leader amid clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh
Pope Francis met with Armenian Apostolic Church leader Karekin II Sunday morning, moving up an appointment scheduled for Monday, because of growing... Read more
Pope Francis appoints extra prosecutor to Vatican City court
Pope Francis Monday named an Italian lawyer and professor of commercial law to work as an additional prosecutor in the... Read more
Pope Francis asks order to keep spreading devotion to St. Michael the Archangel
Pope Francis encouraged a religious order Sunday to continue promoting devotion to St. Michael the Archangel. Read more
