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Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile at the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square for Mass on Pentecost Sunday on June 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Leo XIV Allows Outside Banks to Manage Holy See Investments

Oct 6, 2025

Pope Leo XIV issued “Coniuncta Cura” to allow the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See to use banks outside the Vatican for investments.

The Vatican announced in September 2023 the Palazzo della Cancelleria in Rome will be open to the public. | Credit: Lalupa/Wikipedia/Public Domain

Vatican Allows a Peek at Historic Palazzo in Heart of Rome

Sep 14, 2023

The palace was originally home to Cardinal Raffaele Riario, known for having invited Michaelangelo to Rome after being impressed by his artistic abilities. 

Bishop Nunzio Galantino, president of APSA. Alexey Gotovsky/CNA.

Vatican Releases 2020 Consolidated Balance Sheets, Maintains “precautionary liquidity”

Jul 25, 2021

The Vatican's balance sheet showed a deficit of $78 million in 2020.

The AIF in the Vatican. Credit: Vatican News

Analysis: 2020, the Year to Make or Break Vatican Finances?

Jul 10, 2020

The Holy See is facing a perfect storm of a massive income shortfall, months of financial scandal, and a looming international banking inspection.

Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

Pope Francis Moves Financial Records Office Under Secretariat for Economy

May 20, 2020

Pope Francis Wednesday moved the office of the Vatican’s financial records database under the management of the Secretariat for the Economy – reversing a decision he made in 2016.