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October 21, 2019

Vatican documents detail suspicious investments at Secretariat of State

The tower of the Institute for Works of Religion, often referred to as the Vatican bank, is pictured in 2019.

VATICAN CITY (CNA) -- A confidential report from the Vatican’s anti-corruption authority shows that the Secretariat of State has used about $725 million, most of which came from the pope’s charity fund, in off-books operations.

Published in Vatican
October 17, 2019

Raid on Vatican offices connected to financial investigation

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes, is pictured after being made a cardinal by Pope Francis during a consistory in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican June 2018.

VATICAN CITY (CNA) -- The recent raid of Vatican offices is connected to an investigation into charges that Vatican money financed the development of luxury properties in London, and led to a windfall for the Vatican’s investment managers, according to an Oct. 14 report from Financial Times.

Published in Vatican
December 11, 2014

As nuns face off against traffickers, priests asked to join the fight

A girl walks among a blue chairs installation for Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Cali, Colombia, July 30. The chair represent more than 20 million men, women and children who are victims of human trafficking worldwide.

VATICAN CITY - Leaving their habits behind and disguised along with police in regular clothes, a small group of three or four nuns raid brothels in Calcutta, India, at night, snatching young women and girls as young as 12 from the clutches of their captors.

Published in International
April 12, 2013

Russian Catholics surprised at government raids on churches, charities

Following a February order by Russian President Vladimir Putin to conduct checks on NGOs in Russia, the local Catholic Church has seen a number of raids on its parishes and charities. Putin is seen here with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II in this 2008 CNS file photo.

OXFORD, England - Russia's Catholic Church expressed surprise and concern after a wave of raids on its parishes and charities, part of a government clampdown on organizations with foreign links.

Published in International