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The $6 billion Vatican Bank was beset by scandals, disastrous investments—and ties to the mafia. How Pope Francis tried to fix it
Pope Francis died on Monday, leaving behind a legacy of reform at the $6 billion Vatican Bank. Although founded to manage ...
Vatican releases images of Pope in open coffin as cardinals meet to set funeral date
The Vatican has released photos of Pope Francis in his open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head ...
Pope’s death receives muted official response in China, which has a tense relationship with the Vatican
As the world rushed to pay tribute to Pope Francis following his death, the response has been comparatively muted in China – ...
Heading for Vatican, cardinal recalls Pope Francis' love for East Timor
The first ever cardinal of Roman Catholic-majority East Timor had barely had time to process the news of Pope Francis' death ...
Pope Francis’s many critics included a one-time aide and the Vatican’s ex-ambassador to the US
Every pope has his critics. And Pope Francis probably expected that he would face opposition to his reform agenda after ...
‘He was almost in tears’: Openly-gay Vatican advisor describes Pope Francis’ support for trans worshipers
Juan Carlos Cruz, a victim of clerical sexual abuse and an openly gay Vatican advisor, remembers Pope Francis’ monumental ...
Pope died of a stroke and heart failure, Vatican doctor says
Pope Francis died of a stroke and irreversible heart failure, Vatican doctor Andrea Arcangeli said in a death certificate ...
Pope Francis leaves a mixed legacy in wartime Ukraine, overshadowed by historic Vatican-Moscow ties
Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21 at 88, leaves behind a legacy as vast and varied as his global influence. For many ...