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Vatican makes final preparations for papal conclave
Analysis: Conservatives vent disappointment over Benedict’s papacy
Pope appoints new director of scandal-scarred Vatican Bank
Vatican Bank needs more transparency, regulators say
(RNS) The scandal-plagued Vatican Bank still has a long way to go in order to comply with international standards for independent oversight and financial transparency, according to a status report from European officials released Wednesday (July 18). By David Gibson.
The Vatican blames market decline for $20 million deficit
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican posted its highest loss in more than a decade last year, blaming mostly the "negative trend of global financial markets." But the Vatican City State, which is run by a different administration, reported a sizable profit, thanks to the record numbers of the Vatican Museums. By Alessandro Speciale.
Vatican bank touts transparency amid scandals
VATICAN CITY (RNS) As European financial regulators meet in Strasbourg, France, the Vatican is bracing for a decision that could determine the success of its years-long drive to adopt international financial transparency standards. By Alessandro Speciale.
Traditionalist SSPX calls Vatican offer ‘clearly unacceptable’
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Catholic traditionalist group SSPX said the Vatican's latest reconciliation offer is "clearly unacceptable,'' a move that comes as Pope Benedict XVI appointed a high-profile American prelate to oversee relations with traditionalists. By Alessandro Speciale.
Fox News reporter Greg Burke gets a new assignment: Vatican PR
ST. LOUIS (RNS) In his new job as the Vatican's senior communications adviser, Fox News reporter Greg Burke, 52, will be counseling Pope Benedict XVI and his closest staff on how to better project the Catholic Church's image to the rest of the world. By Tim Townsend.
Separating fact from fiction in Vatican leaks case
VATICAN CITY (RNS) For the past four months, the Vatican has been in turmoil over the publication of several internal memos in the Italian press and in a bestselling book. The case led to the unprecedented arrest of the pope's butler, but is it possible to distinguish fact from fiction in this not-so-holy whodunit? By Alessandro Speciale.
Director of Vatican Bank resigns under pressure
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The president of the Vatican Bank was forced to resign Thursday after a months-long dispute over implementing new financial transparency rules to bring the Vatican in line with other institutions. By Alessandro Speciale.