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Catholic bishop subject of Vatican investigation no longer in control of Broome charities

Christopher Saunders, who has denied accusations he sexually assaulted young Aboriginal men, was responsible for nine charities

The Guardian - AU · Jan 12, 2024

Vatican, the deep divide: Pope Francis under increasing pressure from conservatives

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, is facing increasingly strong opposition inside the Vatican. The conservative clan of the Roman Curia – the powerful governing body of the Holy See – accuses him of a laxist vision of Catholic doctrine, particularly regarding the status of homosexual couples and…

France 24 · Jan 5, 2024

Vatican prosecutor appeals verdict that largely dismantled his fraud case but convicted cardinal

The Vatican’s chief prosecutor has appealed a court verdict that largely dismantled his theory of a grand conspiracy to defraud the Holy See of millions of euros

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2023

Cardinal and nine others to learn their fate in trial that aired Vatican state’s dirty laundry

A once-powerful cardinal and nine other people are to learn their fates when a Vatican tribunal hands down verdicts in a complicated financial trial that has aired the tiny city state's dirty laundry

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2023

The Vatican's 'trial of the century,' a Pandora's box of unintended revelations, explained

Verdicts are expected for a cardinal and nine defendants in the most complicated financial trial in the Vatican’s modern history

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023

Closing arguments in Vatican trial seek to expose problems in the city state's legal system

Lawyers for a once-powerful cardinal have accused Vatican prosecutors of being “prisoners to their completely shattered theory" in closing arguments of a trial that has raised fundamental questions about the rule of law in the city state

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023

Pope orders Vatican to reopen case of priest ousted from Jesuits after claims of adult abuse

Pope Francis has ordered the Vatican to reopen the case of a well-known priest-artist accused of sexually, psychologically and spiritually abusing adult women

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2023

The pope's absolute power, and the problems it can cause, are on display in 2 Vatican trials

Two Vatican trials are coming to a head this week

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023

Vatican defends wartime Pope Pius XII as conference honors Israeli victims of Hamas incursion

The Vatican secretary of state has strongly defended World War II-era Pope Pius XII as a friend of the Jews

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023

Vatican's sex abuse report on WA bishop to go to police

A Vatican report that found a longstanding bishop of Broome sexually assaulted Aboriginal boys and young men is to be forwarded to West Australian police.

AAP · Sep 21, 2023