Vatican Trial Raises More Questions than Answers
By Junno Arocho Esteves – At the ongoing Vatican trial involving alleged embezzlement, money laundering and abuse of office, the defence has raised more questions about the...
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At Vatican trial, lawyers accuse prosecution of withholding evidence
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Lawyers representing six defendants, including Cardinal Angelo Becciu, on charges of financial crimes accused Vatican prosecutors of omitting evidence and testimony they...
Treasuring the widow’s mite: Vatican finance reform is long, slow process
By Cindy Wooden – The day after Catholics around the world heard the Gospel story of the widow’s mite, Vatican media published a long interview with the bishop...
Becciu Trial: Vatican court orders prosecution to hand over video deposition
By Junno Arocho Esteves – A Vatican court ruled that prosecutors must hand over video of the deposition of their main witness to lawyers representing 10 defendants, including...
After Pandora Papers report, Legionaries of Christ deny wrongdoing
By David Agren – A network of offshore trusts and subsidiaries established by priests and businessmen close to the Legionaries of Christ moved as much as $295 million...
5 things to know about the Vatican finance trial involving Cardinal Becciu
The second hearing in a historic Vatican finance trial is set for today 5 October after proceedings kicked off at the end of July. The trial is...
First day of Cardinal Becciu trial: Lawyers argue against Vatican jurisdiction
By Junno Arocho Esteves – On the first day of a Vatican trial involving alleged embezzlement, money laundering and abuse of office, lawyers for 10 defendants, including Cardinal...
Multimillion-dollar maze: Vatican trial to test finance reforms
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The alleged mishandling of millions of dollars of church funds will bring several high-profile individuals to a makeshift Vatican courtroom set up...
Vatican indicts Cardinal Becciu, former officials involved in London deal
By Junno Arocho Esteves – In an unprecedented move, Vatican prosecutors have indicted 10 individuals and entities, including Cardinal Angelo Becciu, former prefect of the Congregation for...
Official says Vatican paid more than R99 million in property taxes in 2020
By Cindy Wooden – When a popular Italian rapper slammed the Vatican for expressing its concerns about a proposed anti-homophobia bill, he told his more than 12,5...
Vatican: Catholics Must Know How Peter’s Pence is Spent
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The head of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy said he hopes efforts at financial transparency and reform will foster Catholics’ trust ahead...
Pope Approves Pay Cuts for Cardinals, Top Management, Religious at Vatican
By Carol Glatz – With the need to reduce costs and make sure employees are not laid off, Pope Francis has approved pay cuts for cardinals, clergy,...
