The Vatican, the smallest country in the world, has an economy shrouded in secrecy. Here are some little known facts that ...

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

Pope Leo XIV inherits a Church that remains in urgent need of good governance. Which may very well be why he was chosen.

Pope Leo XIV, the first person from the United States to lead the Catholic Church, is taking on a financial headache in his ...

As the cardinals begin their procession to the Sistine Chapel for the conclave to select a new pope, the world's attention turns to the Vatican and its unique financial structure. The leader of the ...

Leo, the first U.S. pontiff, will face a number of major challenges following in his papacy. Here is a quick rundown.

Nearly 90% of it went to Vatican operating expenses. The next Pope, meanwhile, will face a host of financial challenges as Francis’ reforms remain unfinished. There is still infighting between ...

The ailing pope was short of breath, sitting beneath a cherished painting of Mary, Untier of Knots, as he worked through a last-ditch plan to disentangle the finances of one of the world’s most ...

For over a decade, Francis had struggled to bring some transparency to the Vatican’s shadowy balance sheet. Now, in the final weeks of his life, advisers were filtering in and out of his austere ...

These consultations include all cardinals, including those over age 80 who are ineligible to vote in the conclave itself. In recent days, they have heard reports about the Vatican's dire financial ...