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Vatican Watch May Though major deficits projected, Vatican says Holy See not at risk of default The new head of the Holy See’s financial office said the Vatican is not at risk of fiscal default, even while reports in the Italian media indicate dire deficit projections for the Holy See. Speaking to Vatican Media May 13, Jesuit Fr. Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves said the Holy See is sure to see its deficit grow due to the coronavirus pandemic, but is not in danger of default. “That doesn’t mean that we are not naming the crisis for what it is. We’re certainly facing difficult years,” the...
Visitors queuing for the Vatican Museums, which reopened to the public on 1 February after three months’ closure © IPA MilestoneMedia/PA Images The Vatican Museums has been criticised for its lax Covid-19 security procedures by visitors trapped in overcrowded galleries last Saturday. Museumgoers took to social media to complain about the institution’s failure to implement effective social-distancing measures in some of its most popular spaces last weekend, in particular those decorated with frescoes by Raphael and his workshop. Vincenzo Spina, a tour guide who led a...
By Paolo Ondarza As Barbara Jatta had hoped for when she spoke to Vatican Radio last month — when the closure of the Vatican Museums was extended due to the Covid-19 situation in Italy — Monday 1 February allowed for an official re-opening of the Museums to the public. Jatta, who is the Director of the Vatican Museums, had explained that the extended closure was in accordance with decisions taken by the board of administrators of the Governorate of the Holy See, and in line with Italian government indications. She confirmed that the seven-kilometre itinerary that has been mapped out ...