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World Service,08 Aug 2013,17 mins

Does the Vatican Need a Bank?

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What's going on inside the Vatican Bank? Following recent arrests and the resignations of its two top directors, will the Pope be forced to close down the Institute for Works of Religion altogether? We have a report from Rome, and hear from Professor John Pollard of Trinity Hall College Cambridge, an expert on the Vatican's finances. Also our regular commentator Steve Fritzinger meditates on the financial realities driving the latest Hollywood blockbuster, Iron Man 3.

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