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The new leader of the Catholic Church will inherit a financial mess that Pope Francis spent much of his reign trying to fix
Pope Francis said that for his spiritual message to be credible, the Vatican’s finances had to be credible as well.
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Pastor to the poor, Pope Francis was a ruthless reformer of the Vatican's finances
Pope Francis reshaped the church’s financial structures, but internal resistance and ailing revenues mean the new pope will ...
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Pope Francis dead at 88: What is the financial situation of the Vatican?
otherwise known as the Vatican Bank, according to American Magazine. However, its reliance on tourism and its investments in artifacts and gold is what makes its economy so volatile, according to ...
A Conclave to Test Pope Francis’s Legacy
His death could reset the contest between the modernizing and the traditionalist wings of the financially challenged Roman ...
Pope Francis' legacy: A papacy of reform and inclusion
From the beginning, Pope Francis set a tone of openness and care, shifting the Church from strict doctrinal enforcement to a ...
Catholics Expected a Revolution From Francis, Just Not the One He Gave Them
Liberals hoped he’d ordain women or allow gay marriage. Conservatives thought he’d tear up Church doctrine. But his papacy ...
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced. “At 7:35 ...
Why The Next Pope Faces Major Money Challenges
Pope Francis’ sweeping reforms cleaned up some of the mess at the scandal-plagued Vatican Bank, but his management also left ...