Trial testimony: Vatican wanted to pay off London broker
Vatican CityAP The former head of the Vatican’s financial watchdog testified Tuesday that the agency launched an intelligence investigation into a suspicious London real estate deal after it learned about it but had no power to stop the Vatican secretariat of state from concluding it. The testimony by defendant Rene Bruelhart in the Vatican’s big […]
Pope: Christmas a sign of hope amid difficulties of pandemic
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis says the Christmas season provides reason for hope amid the difficulties of the coronavirus pandemic. During his Sunday blessing, Francis noted that the Vatican’s Christmas tree had gone up last week in St Peter’s Square, and that work is underway to build the life-size Nativity scene next to it. Pope Francis […]
Vatican watchdog sees record cooperation levels despite raid
AP The Vatican’s financial watchdog agency has reported record levels of internal cooperation despite being thrown into turmoil in October when Vatican police raided its offices as part of an investigation into a €350 million London real estate deal. The Financial Information Authority, created in 2010 to help the Vatican shed its reputation as an […]