
Cardinal Pell Highlights ‘Somewhat Incomplete’ Account Given by Cardinal Becciu at Vatican Finance Trial
May 6 statement released, reflecting on Cardinal Becciu’s statement at the trial.
May 6 statement released, reflecting on Cardinal Becciu’s statement at the trial.
Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez Argoti was kidnapped in February 2017 and held until her Oct. 9, 2021, release.
The trial, which began in July 2021 with 10 defendants, had encountered procedural problems.
The media “accused me of having favored my diocese: it is true, and what is scandalous? I did it as a nuncio in Angola and Cuba, why not here?” Cardinal Becciu said.
Cardinal Angelo Becciù, one of 10 defendants, was accompanied by his former secretary, Msgr. Mauro Carlino, who is also being tried, for the eight-hour hearing Tuesday.
Vatican trial over failed London property deal to begin July 27.
Among those to be tried are several employees of the Secretariat of State.
Rome prosecutor Maria Teresa Gerace is reported to have ordered the searches at the request of Vatican prosecutors.
Why did Pope Francis visit Cardinal Becciu on Holy Thursday?
The most dramatic accusations leveled against Cardinal Becciu have yet to be tested in a court, either in the Vatican or in Italy, and supporters of the cardinal have mounted a determined media defense, attempting to paint Cardinal Becciu’s fall from grace as a sinister plot against him, the pope, and against the Church itself.
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