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How the Vatican Built a Secret Property Empire Using Mussolini’s Millions

posted on January 23, 2013

At The Guardian, David Leigh, Jean François Tanda and Jessica Benhamou investigate the funds given to the Vatican by Mussolini’s government in 1929. With the money, the papacy, which has attempted to cover up the subject, acquired expensive property in Switzerland, Paris, and London. “Behind a disguised offshore company structure, the church’s international portfolio has been built up over the years, using cash originally handed over by Mussolini in return for papal recognition of the Italian fascist regime in 1929.” 

Read at The Guardian