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Vatican finances

Pope Francis issues new law in wake of Vatican financial scandals

News: Vatican finances

The Pillar
Apr 29, 2021
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Pope Francis has issued a new Vatican law that aims to combat corruption by senior officials in the curia and in the city state, and that bars investments in companies or businesses “contrary to the social doctrine of the Church.” 

The new law also aims to end customary cash gifts exchanged among Church officials and those with whom they work, by prohibi…

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