“Five years have passed since Pope Francis called the historic Vatican summit on preventing clergy sexual abuse. The event -- which took place on February 21, 2019 --gathered presidents of bishops' conferences, heads of religious orders and top officials of the Roman Curia.”
“Pope has taken further steps to fight corruption within the Holy See and Vatican City State by issuing new norms to protect internal whistleblowers who report financial misconduct, published on Jan 24, that the Office of the Auditor General must protect the identity of individuals who report.”
“A coadjutor bishop is expected to be appointed to the Diocese of Toulon after a Vatican investigation called into question Bishop Dominique Rey's governance of the past 23 years”
“"This is an important moment in the history of Christianity," says Mufaro-Dawn, a young Anglican woman from Zimbabwe. Dressed in jeans and a black T-shirt, the 22-year-old with braided hair is standing in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for a unique ecumenical prayer vigil. ”
“The Peter's Pence fund earned 107 million euros in revenue in 2022, of which 43.5 million euros came from donations and 63 million euros came from financial operations such the sale of real estate assets that belonged to the fund, the Vatican reported. ”
“Numerous Catholic bps from various parts of France were in Rome this week for a 2day session with Vatican officials on how to better deal with sexual abuse in the Church. A total of 28 prelates and 2lay officials from the French Bps' Conf. met on Mon. with officials at the Dicastery for Bps”
“"The objective of having relations with Moscow was, first of all, to improve the lot of the Catholics in the country," says historian Laura Pettinaroli in reference to the Holy See's efforts to build relations with Russia over the past couple of centuries.”
“But ever since the beginning of the war in Ukraine in February 2022, these paintings have also become the symbol of a relationship subject to very strong shocks. And they also signify one of the Vatican's deepest fears ”
“"Vulnerable persons" The third change brought about by the pope's updated text is that, in addition to minors, Francis introduces a new category of victims upon whom such acts are considered particularly serious: "persons who usually have an imperfect use of reason". ”
“The Vatican has now completed its virtual reproduction thousands of documents detailing requests for help addressed to Pius XII by Jews persecuted by the Nazis from all over Europe during World War II.”
““Unless the Holy See itself specifies otherwise, the presumption is that the customary prayers and practices observed at the death of a Pope should take place,” the guidelines read. So far, the Holy See has not given any special guidance.”
“Ukraine's ambassador to the Holy See has accused "Russian terrorists" of masterminding a cyber attack of the Vatican's main website. "Russian hackers have demonstrated once again the real face of Russian politics," Ambassador Andrii Yurash said Wednesday in a comment on Twitter.”
“It all started early afternoon last Wednesday when Roman Curia employees noticed that their Internet network was operating really slowly. Then, all of sudden, it was completely down. At the same time, the Vatican's web portal – .va – became inaccessible.”
“This past Saturday – just two days after the November 24 "installation ceremony" of Bishop Giovanni Peng Weizhao as "auxiliary bishop of Jiangxi", a diocese Rome does not recognize – the Holy See condemned the move, ”
“After 2017, Card. Becciu – then deputy-Secretary of State – told Reuters that the auditor was fired for spying on several Vatican officials. But in a meeting last week with a few journalists Milone said he was actually sacked because he had discovered "very serious irregularities".”
“After an initial session brought together more than 150 "baby bishops" at the beginning of September — the first in three years because of the coronavirus pandemic — a second session with another group was concluded on Monday with a meeting with Pope Francis.”
“But then came John Paul II (1978-2005), the man who streamlined the beatification/canonization process and created the Vatican's current "saint-making factory". John Paul created 483 saints in 50 canonization ceremonies.”
“In a rescript published on Wed, and signed by Cardinal João Braz de Aviz, the Vatican announced that bishops can no longer set up public associations of the faithful without the approval of Rome. It says Pope actually approved on February 7 but gave no reason for the delay in its publication.”
In the five years since historic Vatican summit, the fight against abuse continues
Vatican to protect internal whistleblowers
Vatican to make further moves in conservative French diocese
Ecumenical prayer vigil offers a foretaste of the Synod
Peter's Pence 2022: income doubles even as donations dip slightly
Vatican urged to create "Cyber Security Authority"
French bishops confer with Vatican officials on handling sex abuse
The Vatican’s delicate dance with Russia over the past two centuries
The Vatican and the Moscow Patriarchate, a relationship tried by war
Pope further strengthens Church’s sex abuse measures
The Vatican's archive on help to Jews during WWII now fully available
Catholics in the US unite to mourn Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI | CNN
Ukraine accuses Russia of hacking the Vatican website
The attack that can’t be seen
Vatican diplomacy
Former auditor general sues Vatican for wrongful dismissal
How does one learn to be a bishop?
Vatican’s new investments policy ensures ethical compliance
Canonizing popes and demythologizing the papacy
Bishops now need Vatican approval to set up lay associations
