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

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 ...

Bishop Paul Marcinkus, who led the Vatican Bank between 1971 and 1989, avoided prosecution, despite overseeing the darkest period in its history. Others included businessman Flavio Carboni, who was ...

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 ...

Italian investigators have launched a fresh inquiry into whether the ex-wife of Sir Evelyn de Rothschild and her secretary ...

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 ...