An Italian news outlet uncovered that the Vatican held shares 'for a value of about 20 million euros' in Swiss pharmaceutical companies that produced the morning-after pill.
While the latest ugly headlines relate to the same old scandal - the one that erupted in October 2019 when Vatican prosecutors raided the offices of the Secretariat of State - we now know that Vatican officials have gone to great lengths to conceal the truth.
The Australian financial regulator, AUSTRAC, says that a 'computer coding error' led to their statement that over $1.7 billion had been sent from the Vatican to Australia between 2014 and 2020
Cecilia Marogna, 39, described as Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciù’s 'security advisor' has been accused of embezzlement. Vatican investigators allege that she received €500,000 ($588,000 US) from the Holy See for 'secret' humanitarian works in Africa and Asia.