Vatican financial reform
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Pope to Vatican employees: Lure of corruption is dangerous and ‘we must be vigilant’
Pope Francis received in an audience on Monday the members of the Office of the Auditor General. Read more
Pope Francis instructs Vatican entities to move all funds to Vatican bank by Sept. 30
Pope Francis has ordered that the Holy See and connected entities move all financial assets to the Institute for Works... Read more
Vatican’s financial watchdog sees rise in suspicious activity reports in 2021
ASIF received 104 suspicious activity reports in 2021, compared to 89 the year before. Read more
The Vatican finance trial is shedding light on the Secretariat of State
Three recent hearings gave a fuller picture of the powerful dicastery’s complex operations. Read more
The Vatican and Moneyval: What’s changed?
A European anti-money-laundering watchdog Moneyval has upgraded the Vatican’s status. Read more
Cardinal Pell: ‘Resistance’ in the Secretariat of State cost Vatican money in London deal
‘We had the authority to enter, but they prevented us,’ he said. Read more
Vatican’s financial watchdog highlights ‘increasing trend’ in reports to Promoter of Justice
The agency said the Vatican compared favorably to other jurisdictions. Read more
Financial watchdog tells Vatican to improve judicial action on crime
The Moneyval report noted improvements to the Vatican’s regulations to fight money laundering. Read more
IRS recognizes Vatican’s steps to prevent fraud
The IRS says that Vatican City State meets its international standards for customer due diligence. Read more
Cardinal Parolin on Vatican finances: 'Talking about a crisis is a bit excessive'
Cardinal Pietro Parolin has said that he does not consider the Vatican’s financial scandals to be “a crisis,” but pointed... Read more
Cardinal Parolin: Church financial scandals ‘must not be covered up’
In an interview Thursday, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, spoke about uncovering financial scandal, saying that hiding... 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
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
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
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
Pope Francis speaks about financial reforms to Vatican tribunal
As the Holy See awaits the results of a scheduled financial inspection, Pope Francis spoke about ongoing financial reform and... Read more
Vatican’s investment funds were vehicles for Italian bank fraud
Two investment funds used by Vatican dicasteries were also used by a major Italian bank to conceal illegal investments for... 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’s investment manager backed company that ‘misled investors’
The Italian businessman responsible for investing millions of Vatican funds owned a stake in an online options trading company fined... Read more
IDI foundation president gives new detail on Vatican loans for hospital purchase
Antonio Maria Leozappa, president of the Fondazione Luigi Maria Monti, issued a letter to offer “clarification and rectification” on the... Read more
