[ad_1] Nicaragua on Sunday released a group of 19 clergymen from prison, including Bishop Rolando Álvarez, the country’s most prominent political prisoner, and expelled them to the Vatican. The government…
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Vatican top prosecutor appeals watershed fraud verdict
[ad_1] Despite the Holy See tribunal doling out an unprecedented prison sentence to Cardinal Angelo Becciu for embezzlement, the ruling made clear that the judges rejected most of the 487-page…
Pope Francis celebrates his 87th birthday
[ad_1] The Pontiff continues his reign as the oldest pope in the past century and one of the oldest popes in the Church’s history. ADVERTISEMENT Pope Francis turned 87 on…
Vatican Court Convicts Cardinal on Embezzlement and Fraud
[ad_1] Dec. 16, 2023 12:46 pm ET ROME—A Vatican court on Saturday found Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu guilty of embezzlement and fraud and sentenced him to 5½ years in…
Cardinal and 9 others will learn their fate in Vatican financial trial
[ad_1] The results of the embezzlement trial which has stretched far and wide will come following 2 years of hearings. ADVERTISEMENT A once-powerful cardinal and nine other people are set…
He Might Have Been Pope. Instead, He May Go to Prison.
[ad_1] Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu was a rising star under Pope Francis—until corruption charges left him battling for exoneration and his freedom. [ad_2] Source link
Pope Francis Fires Conservative U.S. Bishop
[ad_1] Updated Nov. 11, 2023 1:26 pm ET ROME—Pope Francis removed Bishop Joseph Strickland, one of the pope’s most vocal critics in the U.S. hierarchy, the Vatican said Saturday. The…
Pope’s meeting on church future says it’s ‘urgent’ to guarantee governance roles for women
[ad_1] The move comes following a month of closed-door debate between senior Catholic bishops as well as lay people. ADVERTISEMENT Pope Francis’ gathering of Catholic bishops and laypeople this weekend…