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Vatican Trials
The Vatican’s trials and tribulations
August 28, 2021
Early next month, the trial resumes of Cardinal Angelo Becciu and nine others charged with a number of serious irregularities relating to Vatican finances – embezzlement, money laundering and abuse of office. Cardinal Becciu is the most prominent, being not only a former close associate of the pope, but the cardinal responsible for the advancement
Contributions to Peter’s Pence plummet
August 16, 2021
Contributions to papal charities are slumping amid reports of financial scandals in the Vatican, according to reports. Speculation is mounting that concerns over corruption at the highest levels of the Catholic Church may be a factor in the falling generosity of the world’s faithful. It comes after the Vatican’s secretariat for the economy posted another
The Vatican Trials: A Breakdown
August 13, 2021
After the preliminary audience in the Vatican’s maxi-trial of Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu and nine others on charges they bilked, swindled, hoodwinked, cheated, threatened, extorted, and/or stole millions from the Vatican, the business has taken on the look and feel of a phoney war. Don’t be deceived. The preliminary hearing on July 27th in Vatican
The Vatican’s trials: Pell’s Redemption
August 04, 2021
Melanie McDonagh on how the Vatican Trial of the century highlights the injustice to Cardinal Pell
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