Tag: Vatican
Vatican reveals property holdings for first time in transparency drive
Only about 14% of its Italian properties were rented at market rates, while the others were rented at cut rates, many to Church employees
Pope Francis issues restrictions on extraordinary form Masses in new motu...
Pope Francis made sweeping changes to the celebration of the liturgy using the Roman Missal of 1962, which is in Latin
Vatican’s financial watchdog highlights ‘increasing trend’ in reports to Promoter of...
The 2020 report noted that Pope Francis approved sweeping changes to the watchdog authority in December
Vatican asks for donations to Peter’s Pence ahead of annual collection
Peter’s Pence is the Holy See’s annual collection to finance the pope’s charitable works and other priorities, including the Roman Curia
Vatican intervenes in proposed ‘anti-homophobia’ law in Italy
Local media have called the Vatican’s action “unprecedented” in the history of the relationship between the two states
UN experts’ letter to Vatican has ‘no real teeth,’ says Church...
The letter accused the Vatican of using international agreements to avoid accepting responsibility for abuse committed by Church members
Statement by UN ‘experts’ seeks to discredit the Holy See, says...
A CNA report said a UN 'experts' statement has the hallmarks of an attempt to undermine Catholic doctrine by using the sex abuse scandals
Vatican sets term limits for leaders of lay ecclesial movements to...
The move aims “to promote a healthy renewal and to prevent misappropriations that have indeed led to violations and abuses”
Vatican introduces revisions to Canon Law, updates sanctions on clergy sex...
The revision aims to “reduce the number of cases in which the imposition of a penalty was left to the discretion of authorities”
Pope Francis orders transfer of residence of altar boys out of...
The Vatican said the possibility of moving the residence had been studied "for some time"