Property expert joins diocese team as surveyor

The Diocese of East Anglia has appointed Mark Little of Savills Norwich as its diocesan surveyor and property advisor for the next five years. Supported by his experienced team, Mark will be responsible for providing management services for in-hand properties as well as consultancy on other buildings as and when required. Along with strategic considerations,... Read More

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April 14, 2021

Italy issues arrest warrant for broker in Vatican property deal

Italian authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Gianluigi Torzi, an Italian broker who served as the middleman in the Vatican’s majority stake purchase of a property in London’s posh Chelsea district. According to court documents, Italy’s finance police requested the warrant after an investigation into Torzi and three associates who are suspected of money laundering, fraud... Read More

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February 28, 2021

Bishops defend property after Spain claims irregularities in registration

Spain’s Catholic bishops defended their Church’s property rights, after the government accused the Church of improperly claiming ownership of thousands of buildings and parcels of land. “The Church has registered goods which Catholic people have created and entrusted to it over centuries, so it could carry out its work of proclaiming the Gospel, celebrating the faith and exercising charity,”... Read More

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September 25, 2020

Cardinal Becciu resigns as prefect and renounces rights as cardinal

In a move apparently related to Vatican financial scandals, Pope Francis accepted Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s resignation as prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes and his renunciation of the rights associated with being a cardinal, the Vatican has announced. The cardinal, 72, has been one of the central figures in a financial scandal involving millions of dollars of Vatican... Read More

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June 16, 2020

Broker involved in London property deal released

An Italian broker who was arrested for his involvement in the questionable majority stake purchase of a property in London by the Vatican’s Secretariat of State was granted a conditional release after 10 days in a Vatican jail cell. In a statement released on Monday, the Vatican said Gian Piero Milano, Vatican chief prosecutor, and... Read More

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June 9, 2020

Vatican arrests broker involved in London property deal

Vatican authorities arrested and took into custody an Italian broker who was involved in the Vatican Secretariat of State’s majority stake purchase of a property in London’s posh Chelsea district. In a statement, the Vatican said Gian Piero Milano, Vatican chief prosecutor, and his deputy, Alessandro Diddi, authorised the arrest of the broker, Gianluigi Torzi,... Read More

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June 21, 2019

Historic cross on public property can stay, Supreme Court rules

In a 7-2 vote, the US Supreme Court ruled in favour of preserving a historic cross-shaped memorial in Bladensburg, Maryland saying the cross did not endorse religion. The 20th June ruling reversed a lower court decision last year. ‘Although the cross has long been a preeminent Christian symbol, its use in the Bladensburg memorial has... Read More

Catholic Times, News – World

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November 8, 2018

People unable to give have become slaves to possessions, pope says

Life is for loving, not amassing possessions, Pope Francis said. In fact, the true meaning and purpose of wealth is to use it to lovingly serve others and promote human dignity, he said on 7th November during his weekly general audience. The world is rich enough in resources to provide for the basic needs of... Read More

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