In just a few generations, the natives of this land have gone from being proud and free, to being called “aliens” by a bunch of transplants. Therefore, I think that whoever can prove they are a descendant of the indigenous …

New broom … the Vatican bank's German chairman, Ernst von Freyberg, who is undertaking the reform programme and has said he has 'zero tolerance for suspicious activity'. Photograph: Alessandro Di Meo/EPA.

The Institute for the Works of Religion, or “Vatican bank”, published its 2013 financial statement Tuesday, concluding the first step of an ongoing reform to improve financial transparency at the Vatican.

The Institute for the Works of Religion, or “Vatican bank”, published its 2013 financial statement Tuesday, concluding the first step of an ongoing reform to improve financial transparency at the Vatican. “As set out in May 2013, we have focused on …

Vatican City • The Vatican bank on Tuesday reported a big drop in profits as Pope Francis presses reforms to make the scandal-tainted institution more transparent. The bank, formally called Institute for Religious Works, said …

Ernst von Freyberg, president of the Vatican bank, poses for a photo in his office at the Vatican June 10. Von Freyberg, a German industrialist, was appointed to head the beleaguered bank in 2013 after his predecessor, Ettore …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Consultations and assessments concerning the overhaul of the Vatican bureaucracy and its finances continued as Pope Francis met for a fifth series of meetings with his international Council of Cardinals. Also, “further …

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The embattled Vatican bank is heading into a new round of turmoil, with the resignations of its president and board expected soon as Pope Francis mulls how to reform the institution blamed for some of the Vatican's biggest …

“There is ample evidence to suggest that the public interest conflicts present in the credit rating agency business model that played a key role in the financial collapse five years ago persist,” the group wrote in January. “We urge the …

The Vatican will appoint a new delegate next week to oversee continued reform of the Legion of Christ, the Associated Press reports. Father Eduardo Robles Gil, who was elected in January as the new director-general of the troubled religious order, has …