Profiles in Catholicism
Jul 2, 201911 min
Updated: Apr 24
Articles and Commentaries
Bolivian police raid bishop’s house after money laundering allegation
by Eduardo Campos Lima Crux
Police: 'Fake priest' arrested in California, accused of stealing from churches nationwide
by CNN/WJAC-TV
Qatar’s World Cup FIFA Bribe Documents Exposed
by Armin Rosen Tablet
Pope swaps leaders at abuse commission, months after reports on priest’s financial dealings
by Christopher White National Catholic Reporter
Judge says Mike Lindell must pay $5 million to man who won his 'Prove Mike Wrong' challenge
by Dareh Gregorian NBC News
‘Pencils Down’: Investors Slam NYC Over Decision to Punish Trump
by Catholic Vote
Priest arrested for embezzlement
by Jessica Potila ABC10 News
Mass. priest gets probation after $100k theft charges
by The Pillar
Trump Flagged for $40 Million in Undisclosed Cash Transfer
by Kaitlin Lewis Newsweek
‘Very kind man’ scams $29,000 from Brisbane’s Catholic Women’s League
by CathNews
Popular St. Benedict pastor accused of rape, fraud removed over $200K secret settlement
by Tim Prudente and Jessica Calefati The Baltimore Banner
Rep. Santos faces new charges he stole donor IDs, made unauthorized charges to their credit cards
by Jake Offenhartz The Associated Press
Beloved N.C. Baptist charity leader steps down over alleged misuse of $89,000 in donations
by Bob Smietana Religion News Service
Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes — the first time he’s admitted blame to a judge
by James Pollard and Jeffrey Collens The Associated Press
Suspended UMC Latina bishop accused of financial malfeasance and retaliation
by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
Vatican judges sets court date for auditor general’s lawsuit
by The Pillar The Pillar
Becciu, again: ‘I’m innocent’
by The Pillar
Prosecutor cites risky investments as ‘grave’ violations, in closing of Vatican financial case
by Nicole Winfield The Associated Press
Becciu insists Vatican prosecutor’s case is ‘far from reality’
by Luke Coppen The Pillar
Vatican judges sets court date for auditor general’s lawsuit
by The Pillar
Commanders’ Dan Snyder fined $60 million for sexually harassing employee, financial improprieties
by Ben Nucklos The Associated Press
Indy Megachurch Defends Pastor Accused of Abuse & Financial Misconduct
by Jessica Etturalde The Roys Report
Carmelite nuns file new theft and defamation charges against Fort Worth Bishop Olson
by Peter Pinedo Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
South American church struggles to cope with Venezuelan migrant crisis
by Eduardo Campos Lima Crux
Cyberfraud cost Florida Baptists more than $700,000
by Bob Smietana Religion News Service
Mississippi Rep. Banks charged with felony false tax return
by Emily Magster Pettus The Associated Press
Additional charges filed in Vatican finance trial
by Cindy Wooden National Catholic Reporter
Indian police search ex-bishop accused of economic crimes
by UCA News
Chinese billionaire and associate of Steve Bannon arrested in $1 billion fraud conspiracy, officials say
by Marlene Lenthang, Jonathan Dienst, Chloe Atkins and Antonio Planas NBC News
Pope doubles down on need for financial trials in Vatican
by Nicole Winfield The Associated Press/Crux
Priest accused of embezzling €800,000 from social solidarity institutions
by Natasha Donn Portugal Resident
Genaro García Luna, former Mexican public security secretary, convicted in US of taking bribes from drug cartels
by Ray Sanchez CNN
Pope Francis meets with Cardinal Becciu amid ongoing Vatican finance trial
by Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency
Vatican lawyers deploy full court press against former auditor
by The Pillar
Vatican lawyers deploy full court press against former auditor
by The Pillar
Judge sentences former employee to 4 years in prison for stealing nearly $1 million from business near Lake Forest
by Sam Borcia Lake Henry Scanner
Jesuits ask Father Marko Rupnik to stay close to Rome during ‘ongoing preliminary inquiries’
by Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency
Former FBI agent charged with aiding Russian oligarch
by The Associated Press/PBS NewsHour
Pope’s role in Vatican financial probe again center stage
by Nicole Winfield The Associated Press
New testimony at Vatican financial trial details intrigue over key witness’s deposition
by Claire Giangrave The Associated Press/National Catholic Reporter
Trump Organization sentenced to maximum fine following tax fraud conviction
by Aaron Katersky ABC News
Trump Organization found guilty on multiple counts of criminal tax fraud
by Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell CNN
Michigan priest charged with stealing $830,000 from retired clergy
by The Associated Press/U.S.News
Vatican officials seek to hamstring former auditor’s $9.6 million lawsuit
by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Vatican auditors sue Secretariat of State, allege widespread financial corruption
by The Pillar
Vatican hit with $9.25 million claim by ousted auditor and deputy
by Philip Pullella Reuters
Pope accepts resignation of German bishop who cheated elderly woman
by Catholic News Service/The Pilot
New Orleans priest accused of child rape now under scrutiny for financial crimes
by Ramon Antonio Vargas The Guardian
LDS Church is under fire in Australia
by Jana Riess Religion News Service
Analysis: Amid New Testimonies, Vatican Corruption Trial Points to Key Question
by Andrea Gagliarducci Catholic News Agency
Witnesses in Vatican mega trial paint bleak picture of how Secretariat managed funds
by Claire Giangravé Religion News Service
Third-party report details ACNA leaders’ inaction on sexual abuse allegations
by Kathryn Post Religion News Service
At trial, Vatican auditor says he was shocked by misuse of funds
by Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service/Angelus News
Is new Vatican prosecutor a bull in a china shop, or relentlessly effective?
by Ed Condon The Pillar
Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty in fraud case, agrees to testify against company
by Graham Kates abd Stefan Bucket CBS News
Georgetown's ex-tennis coach gets 2-1/2 years in prison in U.S. college scandal
by Nate Raymond Reuters
Former Administrator At California Church Charged With Embezzling $360,000
by Anne Stych Religion Unplugged
Here’s what the Vatican finance trial has revealed about the London deal
by Andrea Gagliarducci Catholic News Agency
Banker says he warned Vatican about London fund investor
by Nicole Winfield The Associated Press
AME Church alleges former retirement services exec embezzled tens of millions
by Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service
The Vatican finance trial is shedding light on the Secretariat of State
by Andrea Gagliarducci The Pilot
Witness thrown out of courtroom as Cardinal Becciu cross-examination continues
by Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency
Vatican airs dirty laundry in trial over London property
by Nichole Winfield The Associated Press
British Man Charged in New York With Hacking Into Bank Computers, Stealing Millions
by Reuters/ U.S.News
The AP Interview: BLM’s Patrisse Cullors Denies Wrongdoing
by Aaron Morrison The Associated Press
Cardinals and ex-rivals spar over testimony in Vatican ‘Trial of the Century’
by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Frankfort Woman Sentenced To Federal Prison In Wire Fraud Plea Deal
by TJ Kremer III Patch
Actor Gets 20 Years in Prison for Running $650 Million Hollywood Ponzi Scheme
by Nancy Dillon Rolling Stone
Cardinal Pell highlights ‘somewhat incomplete’ account given by Cardinal Becciu at Vatican finance trial
by Carl Bunderson Catholic News Agency’
Vatican exonerates Cardinal Woelki in financial investigation
by Catholic News Service/Crux
Stika said assault claim was ‘boundary issue’ for seminarian to whom he gave thousands
by The Pillar
Former OHA Worker Allegedly Embezzled COVID Vax Funds
by The Associated Press
Pastors sue AME Church over missing retirement funds
by Mike Schneider Religion News Service
Trial testimony: Vatican wanted to pay off London broker
by Nicole Winfield The Associated Press
Former Yale administrator stole $40 million, pretending to buy computer equipment for the university. Instead, she bought a fleet of luxury cars, and several houses
by Lukas I. Alpert Yahoo
Cardinal claims to be victim of ‘violent’ media campaign
by Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service
Priest retirement home, high schools among assets at risk in Harrisburg Diocese bankruptcy
by Eric Scicchitano,The Daily Item
Vatican Finance Trial: Financial Authority Joins Trial as Civil Party
by Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Michael Avenatti convicted of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for stealing from Stormy Daniels
by Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell CNN
Ex-Police Union President Accused of Using Funds to Buy Cruise, NBA Tickets
by Ayumi Davis Newsweek
Omaha priest’s 2nd six-figure theft case nearing possible ‘resolution’
by Joe Jordan News Channel Nebraska
Two Catholic universities among group sued over financial aid practices
by Tom Tracy Crux
Omaha priest charged with theft by deception in Sarpy County Court
by KETV
Catholic Dark Money: The Pandora Papers
by Betty Clermont The Open Tabernacle
New Orleans archdiocese to pay $1m settlement for “fraudulent” Hurricane Katrina claims
by Christine Rousselle Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
5 things to know about the Vatican finance trial involving Cardinal Becciu
by Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency
Former financial watchdogs surprising defendants at Vatican trial
by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Italian cardinal becomes first red hat to stand trial at Vatican
by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Vatican’s former finance guru resigns from post at Swiss bank
by Elise Ann Allen Crux
At Vatican trial, will the real Alberto Perlasca finally stand up?
by John L. Allen Jr. Crux
Indicted Italian cardinal wants his day in court … more than one, actually
by John L. Allen Jr. Crux
Wyoming Catholic College Former CFO Accused of $15 Million Fraud Scam
by Joan Frawley Desmond National Catholic Register
Vatican's trial of Cardinal Becciu will test pope's financial reforms
by Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter
Why has a Vatican judge ordered Cardinal Becciu and nine others to stand trial?: A CNA explainer
by Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Historic Vatican indictments raise as many questions as they answer
by John L. Allen Jr. Crux
Report: Secretariat of State official paid by Swiss bank for Vatican accounts
by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Vatican indicts cardinal, nine others for roles in London property deal
by Inés San Martín Crux
Trump Organization: Top executive charged with tax crimes
by BBC News
Rome tribunal backs Vatican in case against Italian broker
by Nicole Winfield National Catholic Reporter
Vatican Becciu investigation: Searches carried out at Sardinian diocese, social cooperative
by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Vatican’s financial crimes prosecution hurt by inexperience
by Nicole Winfield Crux
Los Angeles nun to plead guilty to $835,000 school theft
by The Associated Press/Crux
Key suspect in Vatican corruption case detained in London
by The Associated Press/Crux
Italian judge issues arrest warrant for Gianluigi Torzi, who brokered Vatican property deal
by Courtney Mares Catholic News Agency/Angelus
Ex-Vatican bank president given 9-year prison sentence for money-laundering
by Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency/Angelus
Indictment of fundraising priest exposes lack of diocesan oversight. Additional federal charges against Mississippi diocese allege inaction
by Mark Nacinovich National Catholic Reporter
Poland: Church cancels lease of liberal Catholic magazine
by The Associated Press
Australia’s financial crime watchdog conducts ‘detailed review’ of Vatican transfers
by CAN
Vatican denies knowledge of $1.8 billion transferred to Australia
by Philip Pullella Reuters
Pope formally strips Vatican secretariat of state of assets
by Nicole Winfield Associated Press/Crux
Pope Francis Issues Law Reorganizing Vatican Finances. Under the new law, APSA will gain ownership of funds, bank accounts, and investments, including real estate, previously administered by the Secretariat of State from Jan. 1, 2021.
by CNA/The National Catholic Register
Federal judge orders full restoration of DACA program
by Carol Zimmerman Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter
Report finds lapses ahead of New Zealand mosque attack
by Nick Perry Associated Press
Report: Vatican seeks 8-year jail sentence for ex-Vatican bank president
by CNA Staff Catholic News Agency
Priest jailed for theft blames Catholic doctrine, also facing sex abuse charges
by JD Flynn CNA/ Catholic World Report
Vatican cardinal says ouster deprived him of possible papacy
by Nicole Winfield Crux
Australian anti-graft agency dismisses Vatican speculation
by Rod McGuirk Associated Press/Crux
Pope Francis takes away investing power from scandal-plagued Secretariat of State
by Gerard O’Connell America
After scandals, Francis transfers financial authority away from Vatican's Secretariat of State
by Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Reporter
Thoughts on the soap opera of the Vatican’s latest femme fatale
by John L. Allen Jr. Crux
Cardinal offers defense after media reports raise more questions
by Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service/Crux
Cardinal Becciu, and Beyond. What firing the powerful prelate says about Francis and the Curia
by Massimo Faggioli Commonweal?
‘Security consultant’ linked to Vatican’s Becciu scandal arrested
by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
Woman close to Vatican cardinal arrested in corruption probe
by Nicole Winfield Associated Press/Crux
Cardinal Pell Accuser Shoots Down Bribery Allegations as Cardinal Becciu Faces New Allegations of Financial Wrongdoing
by Brian Fraga Patheos
In midst of cardinal scandal, pope seeks to reassure money inspectors
by Philip Pullella Reuters
Mystery Woman Admits 500,000-euro Payment From Dismissed Cardinal
by Agence France-Presse via Barrons
What a second Trump term would mean for the world
by Thomas Wright Brookings
Dossier To Vatican Alleges Cardinal Becciu Covertly Channeled Money to Australia
by Edward Pentin National Catholic Register
Cardinal Becciu allegations mount as Vatican appoints new prosecutor
by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
Vatican's Cardinal Becciu renounces the cardinalate in shocking move
by Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Reporter
Analysis: The Becciu resignation, a beginning not an end
by Ed Condon CNA/The Catholic World Report
Thoughts on Pope Francis’s ‘great defenestration’ of Cardinal Becciu
by John L. Allen Jr. Crux
Priest accused of financial misconduct at Brazil’s second largest shrine
by Eduardo Campos Lim Crux
Woman Told She Should Have Aborted Autistic Children
by Fr. Mattew P. Schneiger LC
Philly native and ex-Bishop Michael Bransfield apologizes for financial and sexual impropriety — yet still says he did nothing wrong
by Jeremy Roebuck Philadelphia Inquirer
South African Bishops' statement on looting of Covid-19 funds
by Independent Catholic News
South African Bishops' statement on looting of Covid-19 funds
by Independent Catholic News
Bishop Bransfield offers 'apology', repays $400k to W Virginia diocese
by Catholic News Agency/Angelus
Ringwraiths, Hauntings, Possessions and Exorcisms, And More!
by Tito Edwards National Catholic Register
Vatican-recognized exorcists offer quality control guide
by CathNews
Vatican in legal fight over luxury flats
by Sean O’Neill, The Times
Raffaele Mincione takes Vatican to High Court
by Rory Tingle Daily Mail
Police seize Mincione’s phones in Vatican corruption probe
by Ed Condon Catholic News Agency
Priest accused of embezzling church money to pay male prostitute found dead
by Doug Mainwaring LifeSite News
What Has Stalled Progress in Uprooting the Vatican’s Financial Corruption?
by Edward Pentin National Catholic Register
Facing scandal and debt, Pope shifts into high gear on financial reform
by John L. Allen Jr.Crux
Cardinal Becciu: Torzi Arrest is No ‘Earthquake’
by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory calls Trump’s visit to John Paul II Shrine ‘reprehensible’
by Michael J. O’Loughlin America
DC archbishop doubles down on criticism of Trump shrine visit
by Christopher White Crux
Ahead of Trump Bible photo op, police forcibly expel priest from St. John’s church near White House
by Jack Jenkins Religion New Service
Vatican arrests Italian investor on extortion, fraud over London property deal
by Joshua J. McElwee Catholic World Report
Vatican envoy warns against ‘cloud of silence’ on Syrian war
by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Vigil draws attention to class action suit on behalf of detained immigrants
by Sarah Salvadore National Catholic Reporter
Opening salvos in Pope Francis’s financial ‘Reform 2.0’
by John L. Allen Jr. Crux
Vatican official was director in London property broker’s company
by Ed CondonCNA/The Catholic World Report
Reform advocates push for early release for non-violent prisoners during pandemic
by Robert Alan Glover National Catholic Reporter
Vatican confirms ‘individual measures’ taken against staff in financial investigation
by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
London to Malta via Rome: Following the money in Vatican financial scandals
by Ed Condon CNA/Catholic World Report
Vatican police raid home, office of influential church official in investment inquiry
by Claire Giangravé Religion News Service
How is the Catholic Church spending “Peter’s Pence?” A R.I. parishioner sues to find out
by Amanda Milkovits Boston Globe
Lawsuit charges USCCB misled Catholics about Peter's Pence collection
by Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service/Angelus
General election: Why Catholic schools matter
by Independent Catholic News
On papal flight, Pope Francis talks Vatican financial scandal
by Hannah Brockhaus The Herald
West Virginia bishop calls for predecessor, accused of sex and financial misconduct, to pay $792,000 in restitution and to apologize
by Michelle Boorstein The Washington Post
Community founders sentenced for pension fund wrongdoing. French court fines them 72,000 euros for failing to make payments for a sister for 26 straight years
by Héloïse de Neuville La Croix International
Resignation of pope’s bodyguard signals tension amid Vatican finance leaks
by Claire Giangravé Religion News Service
Vatican financial control office director, four others suspended
by CathNews
Priest accused of stealing more than $98,000 arrested in Pennsylvania
by Rhianna Guidos The Nation
Civil court suspends priest, imprisons him for embezzlement For the first time, a civil court in France completely prohibits a priest from exercising his ministry
by Clémence Houdaille La Croix International