The specifics of the church's finances have always been shrouded in secrecy, even from the pope himself, and tradition is ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

Independent Nicolette Boele pulls 40 votes ahead of Liberals’ Gisele Kapterian; Monique Ryan has joined the pile-on against ...

US markets tumbled on Wednesday as investor anxiety spiked over the nation’s growing budget deficit. The Dow lost 1.9%, while ...

The Vatican Bank - or the Institute for the Works of Religion, as it's officially known - has long represented the heart of the Catholic Church’s financial might. As of the end of 2023 - the ...

The Vatican has developed a reputation for murky financial practices for decades and faces a ticking pension time bomb. Can Pope Leo XIV push ahead with reforms initiated by his predecessor?

All eyes will be on how the new pope manages the throngs of pilgrims, tourists and curiosity-seekers, and the babies who will ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV, a U.S. expat, serves as a timely reminder for all Americans overseas to ensure they're compliant with worldwide income and asset reporting.

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Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, convicted of embezzlement in a Vatican financial scandal involving a luxury London property, agreed Tuesday to Pope Francis' decision to exclude him from the ...

Michele Bullock led the Reserve Bank to another rate cut this week, balancing a more complex environment than her critics ...