Secretariat of State Archives

Vatican finance guru’s exit suggests ‘Back to the Future’ dynamic on reform

Nov 19, 2019

The departure Monday of René Brülhart, the Swiss lawyer who, since 2012, has led a new anti-money laundering watchdog unit created under Pope emeritus Benedict XVI, is anything but normal.

By John L. Allen Jr.

In latest Vatican money mess, there may be scandal but perhaps no sin

Oct 31, 2019

In the Italian media, the Vatican official seemingly being presented as the fall guy for the latest Vatican financial scandal is Cardinal Angelo Becciu, currently the prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, who was the number two official in the Secretariat of State when the transaction was initially made and who oversaw much of its subsequent history.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Vatican bank chief says latest scandals are true proof of reform

Oct 26, 2019

While it’s tough for outsiders to assess the latest round of purported scoops about Vatican finances and stern denials, what’s becoming clear, at least, are the dueling narratives at work.

By John L. Allen Jr.

As new scandal erupts, Vatileaks turning into a horror movie franchise

Oct 18, 2019

Vatileaks is turning into the Vatican’s own horror movie franchise.

By Charles Collins

Vatican’s secretariat of state searched in financial probe

Oct 1, 2019

Vatican police have seized documents and electronics during a search of the Holy See’s secretariat of state and financial watchdog agency after receiving official complaints about “past financial operations.”

By Associated Press

Caring for the poor, the hungry ‘is who we are’ as church, cardinal says

Sep 30, 2019

To those who ask why the Catholic Church seems to be “obsessed” with the poor, the Vatican’s secretary of state said, “The answer is simple. Because this is who we are.”

By Beth Griffin