Vatican Passes New Law to Clean Up Finances

The Vatican said on Wednesday it passed a law to make its public finances fully transparent, responding to demands for change from the international community after decades of scandal.   Pope Francis, whose reform-heavy agenda has shaken up the Church since his election in March, has made cleaning up the Vatican's financial reputation one of the main goals of his pontificate.   The Vatican said the law on financial transparency and the prevention of money laundering, which took ...

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