Vatileaks 2.0 Archives

A cardinal in the dock would mark real reform in Vatican justice

Feb 18, 2021

On Tuesday, Pope Francis moved to address the perception that the system is rigged against defendants with a series of reforms, such as modifying the requirements for “in absentia” trials as well introducing the possibility of reduced sentences for good behavior and rehabilitation programs.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Vatican heads into Moneyval evaluation amid new bank mystery
- Dec 5, 2017
The Council of Europe’s Moneyval committee is expected to issue a progress report Wednesday on the Vatican’s compliance with international norms to fight money-laundering and terror financing, particularly at its bank.

By Nicole Winfield
New book alleges gay sex in Vatican dorm, shady banking involving Mother Teresa
- Nov 10, 2017
Gianluigi Nuzzi, one of the journalists charged by the Vatican in 2015 in the Vatileaks II case, has written a new book covering scandals in the Vatican. He alleges sexual abuse of a minor took place at a seminary within Vatican City, and that Mother Teresa’s account at the Vatican Bank was so large, the institution would have defaulted if she removed the money.

By Nicole Winfield
Journalist prosecuted for ‘Vatileaks’ scandal pens new book
- Oct 31, 2017
Gianluigi Nuzzi’s “Original Sin: Secret Accounts, Hidden Truths, Blackmail and the Forces Blocking Pope Francis’s Revolution” hits bookshelves in Italy and France on Nov. 9. Nuzzi and fellow journalist Emmanuele Fittipaldi were put on trial in a Vatican court in 2015 after both published books based on leaked documents from a Vatican commission looking into the Church’s finances.

By Associated Press