Tag: Angelo Becciu

• Friday, July 30th 2021 - 08:37 UTC

  Vatican's major trial for financial crimes involving two cardinals takes off

  

  Cardinal Angelo Becciu is one of ten defendants in what is the Vatican’s largest trial for financial crimes in the modern era. The cardinal is going before the Vatican tribunal for the first time since Pope Francis changed norms in April to allow cardinals and archbishops to be tried by lay judges, in this case on charges of embezzlement and abuse of office.

• Saturday, September 26th 2020 - 08:25 UTC

  Sacked cardinal proclaims innocence and begs the Pope to be allowed to defend himself

  

  One of the Vatican's most influential cardinals proclaimed his innocence on Friday after being pushed out by Pope Francis following news reports of the prelate allegedly directing church funds to family members.