Tag Archives : Holy See
A Major Management Overhaul of the Vatican’s Secretive Bank
As part of Pope Benedict XVI’s campaign for transparency, the secretive Vatican bank gets an overhaul with Italian economist Ettori Tedeschi being appointed the new chief executive, replacing a predecessor that was in position for 20 years. The bank’s supervisory board has also been revamped. The venerable head of the Catholic Church has [...]
Filed in: Business
The Vatican honors Galileo in the Year of Astronomy
“Galileo was the first man with a telescope that looked into the sky. It opened for mankind a hitherto little-known world, expanding the boundaries of our knowledge and forcing us to reread the book of nature in a new look. The Church wants to honor the figure of Galileo, innovative, brilliant son of the Church,” so said Archbishop Gianfranco [...]
Filed in: Discoveries & Developments, Sci + Tech
