Vatican begins vaccinating residents of its homeless shelters

As the Vatican health service continued vaccinating Vatican residents and employees against Covid-19, it also began offering the vaccine to homeless people who live in Vatican-owned shelters. The first 25 shelter residents were vaccinated on 20th January, the Vatican said, and more will be given the vaccine in the coming days. Members of the first group... Read More

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January 21, 2021

Lenten retreat for pope and Vatican officials cancelled because of pandemic

The pope’s annual Lenten retreat with Roman Curia officials has been cancelled because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Vatican said. However, Pope Francis has invited those who normally participate in the retreat – cardinals living in Rome and the heads of Vatican offices – to arrange for their own personal retreat in prayer, said a written communiqué from... Read More

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January 20, 2021

Vatican revokes arrest warrant against woman linked to finance scandal

The Vatican announced that it withdrew an arrest and extradition request for an Italian political analyst, who allegedly was hired as a consultant by Cardinal Angelo Becciu and is now accused of embezzlement. Cecilia Marogna was arrested in October on suspicion of embezzlement and misappropriation of funds by the Italian financial police after an international warrant was... Read More

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January 18, 2021

Cardinal Pell: Vatican financial reform making progress

While questions remain about dubious financial dealings in the past and about future uncertainties due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Vatican’s steady move toward financial transparency is on the right track, said Cardinal George Pell, former prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy. During a 15th January webinar on transparency in the Catholic Church, Cardinal Pell said that... Read More

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January 16, 2021

Peace only way to face global crises, Vatican UN nuncio says

The crisis facing many countries due to the Covid-19 pandemic requires a united global response that shuns nationalistic interests and creates long-lasting solutions, said Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations. Often, in moments of difficulty, there is the temptation “to withdraw from others in order to save oneself,” Archbishop Caccia said... Read More

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January 15, 2021

For Ash Wednesday, Vatican asks priests to ‘sprinkle’ ashes on heads

The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments asked priests to take special anti-Covid-19 precautions this year when distributing ashes on Ash Wednesday, 17th February, including sprinkling ashes on the top of people’s heads rather than using them to make a cross on people’s foreheads. The congregation’s note on the “distribution of ashes in time of pandemic”... Read More

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January 14, 2021

Popes Francis and Benedict XVI in line for vaccination against Covid-19

The Vatican began vaccinating its employees and residents against Covid-19 on 13th January, giving priority to its health care workers, security personnel, employees who deal with the public and older residents, employees and retirees. Both Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI said they planned to receive the vaccine, but the Vatican provided no information about the timing of their... Read More

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January 14, 2021

Australian agency admits serious error in reporting Vatican bank transfers

Australia’s financial crime watchdog agency said it over-estimated by the equivalent of more than US$1.5 billion the amount of money transferred from the Vatican to Australia between 2014 and 2020. According to the Australian, a daily newspaper, “A computer coding error is believed to be the source of the miscalculation,” with financial transfers involving Italy included in transfers... Read More

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January 8, 2021

Australians call on authorities to solve mystery of funds from Vatican

People inside and outside the Church are calling on authorities to get to the bottom of mystery funds transferred from the Vatican to Australia. As Australia’s bishops are considering requesting information from the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, a source close to the Vatican told The Catholic Weekly, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Sydney, that it was “completely implausible”... Read More

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