America: Vati-leaks Part II? Cardinal Pell Targeted in Italian Media

March 2, 2015

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Vatican watchers suggest the leak has been intended to discredit Cardinal Pell, who has been aggressively seeking to reform Vatican financial institutions and processes.

Gerard O'Connell: Were 'Hidden Funds' Really 'Discovered' in The Vatican?

December 21, 2014

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Apart from clarifying this matter, the “Note” actually raises many questions including whether such funds should be now managed by the Secretariat of State or by another entity, and whether the information regarding how they are spent should be made public

Politiken: Kardinalen, de kaldte Pell Pot, skal rydde op i Vatikanets økonomi

December 19, 2014

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»Det er en økonomisk normalisering, og det er et opgør med tanken om, at kirken er noget særligt, hvor der gælder specielle regler, og hvor man er i besiddelse af en særlig etik. Kirken har lige pludselig opdaget på den hårde måde, at den er udfordret ligesom alle andre institutioner«.

Reuters: Prosecutor freezes accounts of ex-Vatican bank heads

December 7, 2014

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The Vatican's top prosecutor has frozen 16 million euros in bank accounts owned by two former Vatican bank managers and a lawyer as part of an investigation into the sale of Vatican-owned real estate in the 2000s, according to the freezing order and other legal documents.

George Pell: The days of ripping off the Vatican are over

December 5, 2014

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A German princess once told me that many used to think of the Vatican as being like an old noble family slowly sliding towards bankruptcy. They were expected to be incompetent, extravagant and easy pickings for thieves

Fortune: This pope means business

August 15, 2014

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It’s a Vatican tradition that the Secretariat of State, which receives donations from the rich on the pontiff’s behalf, would reward big donors by arranging special audiences and masses with the pope.
Pope Francis ended the practice.