MYSTERIOUS: 13 - What They Never Told You

Cardinal: Pope ordered auditor to resign over spying charge

A Vatican cardinal has shed light on a scandal that had sparked questions about the Vatican’s commitment to financial transparency and accountability

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

Vatican Expresses Concern Over Cardinal Zen’s Arrest For Ties To Pro-Democracy Fund

The Vatican has expressed “concern” after 90-year-old outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen was arrested last week in Hong Kong on charges he had endangered China’s national security.

Zenger · May 18, 2022

Vatican minister visits Ukraine as pope toes delicate line

The Vatican’s foreign minister is heading to Kyiv this week as the Holy See seeks to balance its concern for Ukrainians with its efforts to keep open a channel of dialogue with Russia

The Independent UK · May 17, 2022

Trial testimony: Vatican wanted to pay off London broker

The former head of the Vatican’s financial watchdog has testified that the agency launched an intelligence investigation into a suspicious London real estate deal after it learned about it

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Testimony: Pope approved Vatican payout for London property

A suspect in the Vatican's big embezzlement and fraud trial has testified that Pope Francis himself allegedly authorized key parts of the deal in question

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022

Ukrainian president speaks to Pope, invites prospect of mediation with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he had spoken to Pope Francis and that he would welcome the Holy See's mediating role with Russia.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2022

Pope Francis Tells Aoun Lebanon Is at Heart of His Concerns

Pope Francis reiterated his intention to visit Beirut imminently, stressing that Lebanon was at the center of his concerns. His comments came during a meeting with President Michel Aoun at the Vatican on Monday. A statement by the Holy See Press Office said the talks were “cordial”, adding that the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 22, 2022

Vatican defends hasty rollout of revolutionary laity reform

Vatican officials are defending the last-minute rollout of Pope Francis’ long-awaited reform of the Holy See bureaucracy while also painting it as one of the most consequential of his pontificate

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2022

Pope releases long-awaited reform of Vatican bureaucracy

The Vatican has released the document laying out Pope Francis’ long-awaited reform of the Holy See bureaucracy

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2022

Vatican cardinal says donations went to charity, not brother

A once-powerful cardinal has told a Vatican court that he donated 125,000 euros ($140,000) of Vatican money to a Sardinian diocesan charity for purely charitable reasons

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022