The Vatican's finances (Fortune 1987)

This venerable institution, its bureaucracy swollen and its image hurt by scandal, is strapped for cash. Pope John Paul II is pressing his cardinals to find a solution.

Editors note: Every Sunday Fortune publishes a relevant story from our magazine archives. This week, as Pope Benedict XVI prepares to hand the reins to a new leader of the Catholic Church, we turn to a 1987 investigation into the Vatican's finances. 

By Shawn Tully

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The daily grind that brings order to work

In The Org: The Underlying Logic of the Office, Ray Fisman and Tim Sullivan take a look at what works at work and why.

By Erika Fry, reporter

FORTUNE -- Ray Fisman, Columbia Business School professor, and Tim Sullivan, editorial director of the Harvard Business Review close their book The Org: The Underlying Logic of the Office with a serenity prayer attributed to theologian Reinhold Niebuhr:

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Tesla's charging problem

The carmaker has an amazing product - does it also have to build the infrastructure for it?

By Ryan Bradley, senior editor

FORTUNE -- On Monday, the CEO of a young company took to Twitter to lambast the New York Times for criticizing his product. At first glance the controversy seems like nothing new -- executives often claim reporters are full of it when they disagree with what's published. But this MORE

GM wants to sell Americans on diesel

A version of its new Cruze compact features something few American cars have - a diesel engine. The question is, will it sell?

By Doron Levin, contributor

FORTUNE -- General Motors Co. is attempting to bury bad memories of failed diesel cars from the 1970s and 1980s. The Detroit automaker is attempting to turn to a fresh page with the new Chevrolet Cruze Turbo Diesel.

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