The Vatican stands to lose €100 million—$115 million—in the pending sale of a London property that has been the main focus of a financial scandal. The sale of the property, now being negotiated, is expected to bring in €200 million; the Vatican invested €350 million in the property. Questions about the transaction led to a series of criminal charges, and prompted the historic Vatican trial that is now underway.
POPE FRANCIS TO CONFER NEW LAY MINISTRIES FOR FIRST TIME IN ST. PETER’S BASILICA
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will confer the ministries of catechist, lector, and acolyte upon lay men and
