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September 15, 2020

Cardinal Parolin hopeful Vatican-China agreement will be extended

The Chinese national flag is pictured in a file photo in front of a Catholic church in the village of Huangtugang.

VATICAN CITY -- As the expiration of a provisional agreement signed between the Vatican and China approached, the Vatican secretary of state said he hopes it will be extended.

Published in Vatican
April 15, 2020

Vatican names new director of its financial watchdog agency

The tower of the Institute for Works of Religion, often referred to as the Vatican bank, is pictured.

VATICAN CITY -- More than four months after Pope Francis named a new president for the Vatican's financial watchdog agency, the leadership roster of the agency was completed with the naming of a new director and vice director.

Published in Vatican
June 18, 2017

Charting change: Vatican statistics track church health indicators

Catholics around the world number 1.28 billion people, which is about 17.7 percent of the global population. The Vatican's Central Statistics Office compiles the figures each year and includes them in the 500-page Statistical Yearbook of the Church.

VATICAN CITY – The health of the Catholic Church can be measured in many ways, and the Vatican has a special office just for that purpose.

Published in Vatican