June 12, 2017 - Inside The Vatican

Letter #34, 2017: Vatican Bank Annual Report 2016

June 12, 2017, Monday The Vatican Bank Is Reporting A €20 Million (c. $22 Million) Increase In Profits How much money does the Vatican bank have? About 5.7 billion euros. (That is about $6.3 billion.) But most of it is not the Vatican's money -- it is the money of thousands of depositors, like religious orders, [...]

Hearts open to gift and service of consolation

Pope Francis said Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta on Monday morning. In remarks to the faithful following the Readings of the Day, the Holy Father reflected on the gift of consolation, focusing specifically on the spiritual aptitudes most conducive to receiving the gift of consolation from God and sharing the gift with [...]