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August 28, 2021

Early next month, the trial resumes of Cardinal Angelo Becciu and nine others charged with a number of serious irregularities relating to Vatican finances – embezzlement, money laundering and abuse of office. Cardinal Becciu is the most prominent, being not only a former close associate of the pope, but the cardinal responsible for the advancement

Contributions to Peter’s Pence plummet

August 16, 2021

Contributions to papal charities are slumping amid reports of financial scandals in the Vatican, according to reports. Speculation is mounting that concerns over corruption at the highest levels of the Catholic Church may be a factor in the falling generosity of the world’s faithful. It comes after the Vatican’s secretariat for the economy posted another

Pope Francis Orders Pay Cuts, Salary Freezes

March 24, 2021

Curial cardinals will take a 10% pay cut, while other department heads will take an 8% reduction, and lower-level officials who are clerics and/or religious will see 3% less in monthly pay. Laity, clerics, and religious will all face pay freezes – even those not subject to pay cuts – for two years.

Morning Catholic must-reads: 05/07/13

July 05, 2013

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