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Vatican, China extend controversial bishop agreement over US opposition

The Holy See and Beijing government jointly announced a two-year extension to the 2018 agreement, which expired Thursday

Australian law enforcement, corruption agencies examine Vatican money trail

The national financial crime intelligence agency, two police forces and a public sector corruption watchdog have been drawn into the Vatican scandal

Pope Francis commits to clean finances amid scandal in backyard

Pope Francis told European anti-money laundering experts Thursday that the Vatican was committed to clean finance, as he denounced financial speculation amid a spiraling corruption investigation

Pompeo urges Vatican to join US in condemning human rights abuses in China

Pompeo made the appeal at a conference on religious freedom organized by the US Embassy to the Holy See, with top Vatican officials in the audience

Vatican, China set to renew deal on long path to diplomatic ties

The accord, first signed in September 2018, is due to be rolled over, possibly for another two years in the coming weeks

Former pope Benedict XVI rejects opening up priesthood to married men

The ex-pontiff, who retired in 2013, issued the defence of clerical celibacy in a book written with arch-conservative Cardinal Robert Sarah

Pope Francis gets stuck in lift on way to Vatican prayers, freed by firemen

Italian television networks that live-stream the Angelus had been concerned that the unprecedented seven-minute delay might have been due to health reasons

Vatican froze two million euros in suspect funds in 2016

The money was frozen following alerts from the Vatican Financial Intelligence Authority (AIF)