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    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      DR Congo
      Pope uses Africa tour to call for peace and end to ‘economic colonialism’

      ‘Lay down your arms’, pontiff tells warring sides in DR Congo

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      OutlookAmy Kazmin
      Doctrinal battles and intrigue exposed in Gorgeous George’s Vatican memoir

      The book is part of the increasingly public campaign by clerical conservatives to undermine Pope Francis

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      News in-depthPope Benedict XVI
      Pope Francis presides over funeral for ‘taboo-breaking’ predecessor

      Late Pope Benedict’s resignation set new precedent for future heads of the Catholic Church

    • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
      Tony Barber
      Pope Francis sets off a contest over the future of the Catholic Church

      An unprecedented global consultation of the faithful is galvanising rival liberals and conservatives

    • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
      Vatican
      Vatican’s former audit chief launches €9.3mn legal case over dismissal

      Libero Milone and his deputy lost their jobs after seeking to probe one of church’s ‘off books’ Swiss bank accounts

    • Thursday, 11 November, 2021
      News in-depthWorld23 min
      Can the Vatican reform its finances?

      Legal cases focus on controversial investments made by Vatican officials

    • Tuesday, 27 July, 2021
      Vatican
      Vatican cardinal goes on trial in landmark financial corruption case

      High-ranking cleric accused of embezzlement has legal immunity lifted by Pope

    • Sunday, 4 July, 2021
      Catholic Church
      Vatican puts cardinal on trial for financial crimes

      Indictment of Becciu, who once selected saints, marks acceleration of Pope’s reform drive

    • Friday, 4 June, 2021
      Germany
      German cardinal offers to resign over abuse scandal

      Archbishop says he wants to ‘share responsibility for catastrophe of sexual abuse by church officials’

    • Sunday, 18 April, 2021
      Vatican
      Pandemic prompts belt-tightening at the Vatican

      Holy See cuts back on salaries and travel after visitor numbers and donations dive

    • Wednesday, 10 March, 2021
      David Gardner
      Pope and Grand Ayatollah join forces to condemn extremism

      Towering Shia and Christian spiritual leaders make a plea for pluralism in Iraq

    • Saturday, 6 March, 2021
      Iraq
      Pope Francis meets Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani

      Pontiff brings a message of hope to Iraq as it tries to recover from years of sectarian violence

    • Wednesday, 30 December, 2020
      Vatican
      Vatican reforms finances following London property scandal

      Pope Francis strips Holy See’s central administration office of assets

    • Tuesday, 8 December, 2020
      Impact investing
      Pope gives blessing to Council for Inclusive Capitalism

      Alliance marks an embrace of big business and finance by the Vatican

    • Friday, 30 October, 2020
      Person in the News
      Wilton Gregory, a fearless churchman

      The first African-American cardinal is close to Pope Francis’s thinking

    • Wednesday, 21 October, 2020
      Catholic Church
      Pope challenges church orthodoxy by voicing support for gay unions

      Liberalising move is likely to delight Catholic reformers but anger religious conservatives

    • Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
      David Gardner
      Why the Pope might tacitly support Joe Biden for US president

      If he wins, the Democratic candidate would be the first Catholic in office since JFK

    • Friday, 9 October, 2020
      Tony Barber
      Power struggles entangle the Vatican

      Battlegrounds are alleged financial crimes, sexual abuse scandals and Pope Francis’s reform efforts

    • Wednesday, 30 September, 2020
      Due Diligence
      The Vatican and London real estate: a match made in heaven? Premium content

      Documents show second-in-charge at the Secretariat of State conducted a few investments in luxury apartments

    • Thursday, 30 July, 2020
      Vatican
      Loan from middleman charged in Vatican’s property ‘scandal’ revealed

      Prior links between seller of London building and man who acted on behalf of the Holy See to buy it

    • Tuesday, 7 April, 2020
      Catholic Church
      Cardinal Pell wins appeal against child abuse conviction

      Australian court rules there was a significant chance an innocent person had been convicted 

    • Friday, 3 April, 2020
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Churches defy coronavirus restrictions in Brazil and Africa

      Religious congregations risk accelerating Covid-19 outbreak as pandemic moves to emerging markets

    • Friday, 13 March, 2020
      Tony Barber
      Italy’s struggle with coronavirus threatens all of the eurozone

      Emergency measures are essential but carry risks for the multitude of small, family-run businesses

    • Friday, 28 February, 2020
      Artificial intelligence
      IBM and Microsoft sign Vatican pledge for ethical AI

      Tech giants promise to develop new technology in way that protects the rights of all people

    • Tuesday, 18 February, 2020
      Vatican City
      Vatican raids home of official in London property probe

      Police seize records from Alberto Perlasca over purchase of luxury Chelsea building

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