Saturday, 16 December 2023

Vatican court convicts cardinal Angelo Becciu of embezzlement

Highest-ranking church official ever to stand trial before Vatican criminal court sentenced to five years and six months in jail

A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial.

Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, is the most senior clergyman in the Catholic church to face a Vatican criminal court.

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