The Vatican's new financial management policies focused on accountability are described in a handbook delivered by the Secretariat for the Economy last week, an internal bulletin of the secretariat announced on Wednesday, reports Catholic News Agency.

After Columbus City Council unanimously appointed Shannon Hardin to replace departing Council member A. Troy Miller on Monday, two members of the neighborhood advocacy group Peacekeepers raised concerns about the transparency of the selection…

Looking out the large windows at my place of employment. Near the Rose Quarter. Windows face NE. At 11 am I saw what initially looked like a flock of birds but the proportions of the individual objects didn’t appear to be birds after looking for another second or two. My boss was standing in front […]

By Fiona Ortiz CHICAGO (Reuters) – Dozens of police chiefs meeting in Chicago this week said a notorious fatal police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri in August had been a defining moment for law enforcement and pledged greater transparency over such incidents. Speaking to Reuters in a group interview, the heads of police of Dallas, Chicago, […]

As a member of the Outreach Team for HOLLIS+ (our new discovery system) I spent some of the last week presenting at and attending open meetings with library staff to demonstrate the new system, which is in beta testing (not yet ready for prime time …

By extension, we might expect that the bishop of Rome should govern his state, Vatican City, in a way that is consistent with these principles. With Pope Francis' record in mind—and understanding the deep connection …

According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Synthetic Biology Market (Synthetic DNA, Synthetic Genes, Synthetic Cells, XNA, Chassis Organisms, DNA Synthesis, Oligonucleotide Synthesis)- Global Industry Analysis, Size, …

Accountability and Transparency have become political watchwords of the local political arena. Successive administrations have promised governance that would be accountable to the public where abuses of power, unnecessary government interference, …

For the first time, the signing of such a memorandum took place within the Vatican. It was signed by the director of the Holy See's Financial Information Authority, Rene Bruelhart, and the president of Argentina's Unidad de Informacion Financera, Jose …

Will the government of Israel be required to disclose its status as a foreign agent? Will the IDF note on its website that a major portion of its budget derives from US foreign aid? Will Israel's universities and hospitals be declared foreign agents …