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Archbishop Paul Gallagher to represent Pope Francis at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral

September 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Archbishop Paul Gallagher in 2018. / Bundesministerium für Europa, Integration und Äußeres via Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0).

Denver Newsroom, Sep 16, 2022 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis’ representative at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will be vete… […]

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Why the Vatican’s Secretariat of State is set to face a trial in the UK over the London property deal

August 18, 2022 Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency 2

The Court of Appeal is based at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. / Anthony M. from Rome, Italy – Flickr via Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0).

Rome Newsroom, Aug 18, 2022 / 07:31 am (CNA).
Can a department of the Vatican, a sovereign state, be forced… […]

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Vatican confirms sale of London property at heart of finance trial

July 1, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

Bishop Nunzio Galantino, president of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, pictured in 2016. / Alexey Gotovsky/CNA.

Vatican City, Jul 1, 2022 / 09:49 am (CNA).
The Vatican has confirmed the sale of the luxury London propert… […]

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Here’s what the Vatican finance trial has revealed about the London deal

June 8, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

A hearing in the Vatican finance trial on May 31, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Jun 8, 2022 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
This week at the Vatican finance trial, it was the broker Raffaele Mincione’s turn to be questioned. The responses of the Itali… […]

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The Vatican finance trial is shedding light on the Secretariat of State

May 25, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

A hearing in the Vatican finance trial on May 20, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, May 25, 2022 / 05:20 am (CNA).
With 10 defendants, the Vatican finance trial might be better handled as three different trials. Yet there is a common thread:… […]

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How does the new Vatican constitution affect the Secretariat of State?

May 19, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

Cardinal Pietro Parolin. / Claude Truong-Ngoc via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Vatican City, May 19, 2022 / 05:12 am (CNA).
Speaking at a conference on reform of the Roman Curia on May 17, Cardinal Pietro Parolin outlined how the Vatican S… […]

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Nuclear disarmament long overdue, Vatican diplomat tells UN

September 29, 2021 Catholic News Agency 4

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New York City, N.Y., Sep 29, 2021 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
Reluctant states should sign a treaty banning nuclear weapons, Vatican diplomat Archbishop Paul Gallagher told the United Nations on Tuesday. The nuclear arms race an… […]

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Archbishop Gallagher at UN: ‘Racism can and must be defeated’

September 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 3

Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican secretary for relations with states. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

New York City, N.Y., Sep 23, 2021 / 01:00 am (CNA).
The Vatican’s foreign minister on Wednesday addressed heads of state at the United Nations, noti… […]

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Cardinal Becciu to stand trial at Vatican for embezzlement and abuse of office

July 3, 2021 Catholic News Agency 4

Giovanni Angelo Becciu, former prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, pictured June 27, 2019. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Vatican City, Jul 3, 2021 / 05:30 am (CNA).
The Vatican announced Saturday that Cardinal Angelo Becciu will be trie… […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Cardinal Pell calls for better fiscal accountability at the Vatican

June 9, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Cardinal George Pell / Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Washington D.C., Jun 9, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).
Cardinal George Pell – the former prefect of the Vatican’s Secretariat for the Economy – called for stronger fiscal accountability procedures at the Vatican,… […]

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