Per Mariam: Mater Dolorosa

Per Mariam: Mater Dolorosa

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Cardinal Becciu given 5 and a half years in jail by Vatican court for financial crimes

The trial has lasted for over two years, casting the Vatican in the global spotlight.

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Michael Haynes
Dec 16, 2023
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VATICAN CITY (LSN) — A Vatican tribunal has sentenced Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the former second highest official in the Secretariat of State, to five and a half years in prison, in what is a groundbreaking ruling, which presents many questions for the future.

On December 16, the Vatican tribunal issued its sentence against Becciu and his fellow nine defe…

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