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Money

State of the Vatican's financial situation

Pope Francis continues the Vatican's financial reform, focusing on the Pension Fund, now under the administration of Cardinal Kevin Farrell, and the APSA, which seeks to optimize its assets. Although the reforms have improved management and transparency, economic challenges remain due to the IOR's reduced revenues and profits, and strict measures are implemented to ensure sustainability.

Andrea Gagliarducci

7 Dec 2024
china

Pope Francis: An outstretched hand to China

The always delicate relationship between the Holy See and the Chinese government seems to be moving forward, not without obstacles, with the renewal of the Sino-Vatican agreement on bishop appointments signed in 2018.

Andrea Gagliarducci

19 Sep 2024

In the devastated Ukraine, the work of the Holy See's diplomacy

More than two years after the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Holy See's diplomatic work has focused on the humanitarian issue.

Andrea Gagliarducci

16 Jul 2024

IOR, myth and reality of the so-called "Vatican bank".

There is a whole narrative concerning the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR), the so-called "Vatican bank," that defines the institute as a place of opaque business and dubious management. The facts, however, tell a different story.

Andrea Gagliarducci

4 Jun 2024
Human rights

The Holy See and the "new rights" of mankind

In the recent statement "Dignitas Infinita" of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith there is one theme that encompasses all others and, in fact, underlies much of the Holy See's diplomatic activity today: the question of new rights.

Andrea Gagliarducci

20 Apr 2024

Church and gender ideology, the reasons why not (and how to fight it)

Recently, Pope Francis has called gender ideology "the worst danger of today". This article reviews some key moments in which the Church has exposed the dangers of this ideology.

Andrea Gagliarducci

5 Mar 2024

What is the role of pontifical diplomacy in the Holy Land?

The diplomatic position of the Holy See on the situation in the Holy Land is based on the search for a just peace and a situation that preserves the human being and his dignity.

Andrea Gagliarducci

28 Feb 2024

Pope Francis says no to surrogacy

In Pope Francis' address to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See, the issue of the defense of life took on an important nuance. The Pope was forceful in his rejection of the practice of surrogacy.

Andrea Gagliarducci

10 Jan 2024

How to read the APSA 2022 budget

On August 10, 2023, the report of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA) on the budget and finances of the Holy See was published.

Andrea Gagliarducci

4 Sep 2023

A representative of the Holy See in Vietnam, a prelude to a similar path with China?

Last July 27, during the visit of Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong to the Vatican, it was made official that Vietnam and the Holy See had finalized the agreement for the Holy See to appoint a resident representative in Hanoi.

Andrea Gagliarducci

1 Aug 2023