1.0link225810<![CDATA[Vatican Runs Deficit Amid Global Economic Crisis]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/05/vatican-runs-deficit-amid_n_225810.htmlVATICAN CITY — The Vatican said Saturday it ran a deficit in 2008 as its finances and donations from across the world were hit by the global economic crisis.
The Vatican posted a budget deficit for a second straight year, though the figures improved strongly from 2007. The Holy See's 2008 deficit was around euro0.9 million ($1.28 million), compared with a loss of euro9.06 million a year earlier.