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Vatican finances

Is the Vatican about to lose millions more on the London property fiasco?

The Secretariat of State appears to be sabotaging its own efforts to claw back losses, potentially leaving itself exposed to millions more in liabilities in the process.

Ed. Condon
May 05, 2026
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60 Sloane AVe. London. Image credit: Google.

While the fate of the Vatican’s criminal prosecution over the infamous London property deal appears to hang in the balance in the city state’s court, a number of legal developments in Rome and abroad suggest the case could be on the verge of collapse.

While that result would be a near-nightmare scenario for pro…

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