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Prayer app leak is latest in series of Vatican website vulnerabilities

Michelle La Rosa
Jul 24, 2026
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A popular prayer app connected to the Vatican, “Click to Pray,” has been leaving user information exposed for months, the most recent in a years-long string of vulnerabilities and hacks for Vatican-related websites.

Photo. The façade is wide and has a row of huge columns rising from the basement to support the cornice. The ribbed, ovoid dome is surmounted by a lantern topped with ball and cross. Its drum is framed by two very much smaller domes.
St. Peter’s Basilica. public domain.

The app, which is available on both iOS and Android, suffers from an insecure direct object reference (I…

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