Religious institutions and state relations

American Ex-Priest in East Timor Guilty of Sex Crimes

August 19, 2022December 29, 2021

A court in East Timor has sentenced Richard Daschbach, the defrocked American priest, to 12 years in prison on Tuesday after he was found guilty of sexually abusing several orphaned … Read more

Montenegro Police Fires Tear Gas at Protesters Against Serbian Orthodox Church Ceremony

August 22, 2022September 6, 2021

Police in Montenegro have fired tear gas against hundreds of protesters who gathered in the historic city of Centinje to oppose the inauguration of the new head of the Serbian … Read more

Pakistan Parliament to Vote on French Ambassador Expulsion

August 19, 2022April 20, 2021

Pakistan’s parliament will vote on the expulsion of the French ambassador, as the country faces violent anti-French protests by Islamist group Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) on Tuesday. This following French President … Read more

Australian Financial Watchdog Reviews Data on Vatican’s Large Money Transfers

August 19, 2022January 7, 2021

Australia’s financial watchdog announced on Thursday that it is currently conducting a review of its data after clarifications were raised regarding its report that a total of $1.8 billion had been transferred from the Vatican and the Australian Catholic Church since 2014.

Vatican Denies Knowledge of Large Money Transfer to Australia

August 19, 2022December 31, 2020

The Vatican and the Australian Catholic Church have denied knowledge of transfers worth US$1.8 billion which Australia’s financial watchdog claims these have been sent from Rome to Australia in the past seven years.

Pope Formally Seizes Vatican Secretariat Assets

August 19, 2022December 29, 2020

Pope Francis has formally stripped the Vatican secretariat of state of its assets in response to allegations of mismanagement of donations and investments.

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