Faith

Jesuit Father Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves, prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, is pictured in an undated photo. Father Guerrero has resigned for health reasons. Pope Francis has appointed the office's general secretary to succeed him.

Prefect of Vatican economy office steps down, citing illness

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Three years after Pope Francis appointed him to speed up financial reforms, transparency and budget controls at the Vatican, Jesuit Father Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves has resigned for health reasons.

Curia officials -- Cardinal Luis Ladaria, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith; Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state; and Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops – meet Nov. 18, 2022, with the bishops of Germany making their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican. Other heads of Vatican dicasteries also attended the meeting across the street from the Vatican at the Augustinianum Institute for Patristic Studies.

Cardinals Ladaria, Ouellet outline concerns about German Synodal Path

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Top Vatican officials expressed concern that, with the Synodal Path, the German bishops were giving up their role as shepherds and allowing participants to adopt positions in contrast to the faith of the universal church, particularly regarding sexuality and women's ordination.

The statue of Our Lady of Sheshan is pictured in a file photo atop the minor basilica in her name in Shanghai. The Vatican has issued a statement protesting a Chinese decision to create a new diocese and to transfer a bishop appointed by Pope Francis.

Vatican notes 'surprise and regret' over China's transfer of a bishop

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In an unusual move, the Vatican issued a public statement of regret, essentially accusing the Chinese government of violating its agreement with the Vatican over the appointment of Catholic bishops.

Vatican Judge Giuseppe Pignatone listens during the third session of the trial of six defendants -- including Cardinal Angelo Becciu -- accused of financial crimes at the Vatican City State criminal court Nov. 17, 2021.

Cardinal Becciu secretly recorded call with Pope Francis, Vatican prosecutor says

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After learning that Cardinal Angelo Becciu and a relative of his secretly recorded a phone call with Pope Francis, the Vatican's chief prosecutor said his office is considering a new charge -- one of criminal conspiracy -- against the cardinal, who has been on trial since July 2021 for financial malfeasance.

Cardinal Peter Turkson, chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, is seen in a file photo from a news conference at the Vatican Dec. 21, 2021. Under the cardinal's leadership, the academy published a document encouraging Catholic institutions to integrate the church's social teaching into their investment policies.

Vatican offers guidelines for investing in a way consistent with faith

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No investment of money is morally neutral; "either God's kingdom is being advanced by the assets we deploy, or it is being neglected and undermined," said a new Vatican document.

Posters of Chinese President Xi Jinping hang on the wall of the house of a Tibetan Catholic during a Mass celebrated by Father Yao Fei on Christmas Eve in Niuren village, in China's Yunnan province, in this Dec. 24, 2018, file photo.

Vatican, China renew agreement on appointing bishops

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Saying it is committed to "respectful dialogue" with China's communist government and to "fostering the mission of the Catholic Church and the good of the Chinese people," the Vatican announced it has renewed its agreement with China on the appointment of bishops.

Russian political scientist and ideologue Alexander Dugin mourns for his daughter, Darya Dugina, who was killed in a car bomb attack, during a memorial service in Moscow Aug. 23, 2022. Pope Francis spoke of Dugina as an innocent victim of war, drawing a strong response from Ukrainian officials. On Aug. 30 the Vatican said the pope's comments "should be read as a voice raised in defense of human life and the values attached to it, and not as a stance on political positions."

Vatican says papal remarks on Dugina defended life, were not political

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Pope Francis' comments on the death of Darya Dugina, a 29-year-old commentator with a nationalist Russian TV channel, were meant to defend life and were not a political affirmation, the Vatican said.

Pope Francis speaks as he leads a consistory for the creation of 20 new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Aug. 27, 2022.

New cardinals feel honored, humbled, ready to promote renewal of church

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Becoming a member of the broad, unique body of the College of Cardinals is both a great honor and an invitation to help promote a renewal of the Catholic Church's mission of evangelization, some new cardinals said.

Alessandro Diddi, Vatican deputy prosecutor, speaks during the 19th session of the trial of defendants accused of financial crimes at the Vatican in this May 31, 2022, file photo. At the June 6 session of the trial, London-based Italian financier Raffaele Mincione said the Vatican Secretariat of State's decision to back out of an investment in a London property is to blame for the Vatican's financial losses.

Vatican at fault for financial losses, Italian financier says

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Taking the stand at a Vatican trial, London-based Italian financier Raffaele Mincione said the Vatican Secretariat of State's decision to back out of its investment in a London property is to blame for its financial losses.

People have their "green pass," signifying vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test taken within 48 hours, checked before entering the Vatican Museums at the Vatican in this Aug. 6, 2021, file photo. The Vatican has updated its COVID-19 protocols, allowing most employees and visitors to enter Vatican City State without a vaccination certificate or proof of recovery.

Vatican relaxes vaccine mandate, masking rules

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The Vatican updated its COVID-19 protocols, allowing most employees and visitors to enter Vatican City State without a vaccination certificate or proof of recovery.

Cardinal Angelo Becciu speaks with journalists during a news conference in Rome in this Sept. 25, 2020, file photo. Vatican prosecutors continued their cross-examination May 18-19 of Cardinal Becciu in a Vatican trial focused on financial malfeasance and mismanagement.

At Vatican trial, cardinal says Pope Francis ordered auditor's ouster

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Questioned for 15 hours over two days in a Vatican courtroom, 73-year-old Cardinal Angelo Becciu insisted the "good of the Holy See" was the only motivation for every transaction or financial decision he was involved in when he worked in the Vatican Secretariat of State.

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