Battaglia’s reputation as a “street priest” close to drug addicts and the poor has also led some to view him as Pope Francis’ ...

August 1 - The Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development is setting up an "international network" against corruption, organised crime and the mafia. The launch of the network ...

A Vatican court ruling in 2016 cleared the way ... secrets and "omerta" - the Italian word for a code of silence practiced by the Mafia. Father Despard said: "I feel vindicated by some of the ...

Pope Francis' efforts to reform the Vatican Bank, or Institute for Religious Works, are reportedly a threat to the Mafia — and anyone else who might have abused the bank's discretion or opacity ...

2. Trying to buy fake securities from a Mafia-linked counterfeit ring In 1973, the U.S Justice Department began looking into a potential role the Vatican Bank played in a counterfeit and stolen ...

A Vatican court ruling in 2016 cleared the way for a possible return - but the church says he will not be allowed to return until he makes a public apology. Father Despard said he was not sorry ...