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The palace was originally home to Cardinal Raffaele Riario, known for having invited Michaelangelo to Rome after being impressed by his artistic abilities.
The Vatican's balance sheet showed a deficit of $78 million in 2020.
The Holy See is facing a perfect storm of a massive income shortfall, months of financial scandal, and a looming international banking inspection.
Pope Francis Wednesday moved the office of the Vatican’s financial records database under the management of the Secretariat for the Economy – reversing a decision he made in 2016.