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Vatican prosecutor appeals verdict that largely dismantled his fraud case but convicted cardinal

The Vatican’s chief prosecutor has appealed a court verdict that largely dismantled his theory of a grand conspiracy to defraud the Holy See of millions of euros

The Independent UK

Vatican Cardinal Found Guilty In High-Profile Corruption Case

Cardinal Becciu sentenced to nearly six years in prison for embezzlement and abuse of office.

Zenger

Pope Francis' 87th birthday closes out a big year of efforts to reform the church, cement his legacy

Pope Francis is marking a birthday

The Independent UK

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Pope’s former adviser jailed over major Vatican corruption scandal

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the most senior Catholic Church official ever to stand trial before a Vatican criminal court, has been jailed for five years

The Independent UK

Cardinal Becciu sentenced to 5 years in jail after embezzlement conviction in high profile Vatican City case

Cardinal found guilty after long running proceedings

Evening Standard

Powerful Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself

Latin Times

Historic Vatican Fraud Trial To Deliver Its Verdict

A Vatican court delivers its verdict on Saturday in a historic trial focused on an opaque London property deal, with a once-powerful cardinal among 10 defendants facing jail for alleged financial crimes.

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Cardinal and nine others to learn their fate in trial that aired Vatican state’s dirty laundry

A once-powerful cardinal and nine other people are to learn their fates when a Vatican tribunal hands down verdicts in a complicated financial trial that has aired the tiny city state's dirty laundry

The Independent UK

Pope Francis reveals he will not be buried in Vatican

Pontiff tells Mexican broadcaster he will break with tradition and simplify papal funeral

The Guardian - UK

Pope punishes leading critic Cardinal Burke in second action against conservative American prelates

Pope Francis has taken measures to punish one of his highest-ranking critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke

The Independent UK

Closing arguments in Vatican trial seek to expose problems in the city state's legal system

Lawyers for a once-powerful cardinal have accused Vatican prosecutors of being “prisoners to their completely shattered theory" in closing arguments of a trial that has raised fundamental questions about the rule of law in the city state

The Independent UK

Progressives And Conservatives Clash Over Key Issues In Vatican Synod

Vatican's Synod on Synodality Concludes Amidst Growing Debate on Key Issues

Zenger

Live updates | Israel deepens military assault in the northern Gaza Strip

Israel expanded its military assault deeper into the northern Gaza Strip as the U.N. and medical staff expressed fears over airstrikes hitting closer to hospitals, where Palestinians have sought shelter alongside the wounded

The Independent UK

The pope's absolute power, and the problems it can cause, are on display in 2 Vatican trials

Two Vatican trials are coming to a head this week

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Vatican defends wartime Pope Pius XII as conference honors Israeli victims of Hamas incursion

The Vatican secretary of state has strongly defended World War II-era Pope Pius XII as a friend of the Jews

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Pope Francis Urges Catholic Church To Welcome Dialogue And Put Aside Political Battles

The pontiff opens synod on synodality, sparking hope for change among progressives and concern among conservatives.

The Independent UK

Vatican presses world leaders at UN to work on rules for lethal autonomous weapons

The Vatican's top diplomat is urging world leaders to put a pause on lethal autonomous weapons systems for long enough to negotiate a legally binding agreement on them

The Independent UK

Vatican and Vietnam agree to open resident Holy See office in Hanoi, as relations improve

Vietnam has formally agreed to let a Vatican representative live in the country and open an office

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The Independent UK

Vatican prosecutor seeks 7 years in jail for cardinal, confiscation of $460 million from 10 people

The Vatican prosecutor has asked a court to convict 10 people, including a cardinal, of a range of financial crimes, sentence them to three to 13 years in prison and order the confiscation of more than $460 million to pay the Holy See back for large financial losses over the…

The Independent UK

Prosecutor cites risky investments as 'grave' violations, in closing of Vatican financial case

The Vatican prosecutor has given his closing arguments in the Vatican's big financial trial

Zenger

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen Begins Diplomatic Tour, Visits Rome And Vatican City

Cohen aims to strengthen Israel's relations with Italy and the Holy See, marking significant diplomatic milestones.

The Independent UK

Argentina archbishop says he made mistakes in handling abuse allegations against priest

An Argentine archbishop chosen by Pope Francis to head the Vatican office that ensures doctrinal orthodoxy concedes he made mistakes in handling a 2019 case of a priest accused of sexual abuse of minors

The Independent UK

US group decries as 'troubling' pope's pick to head Vatican office handling sex abuse allegations

A U.S.-based group that keeps track of how the Catholic hierarchy deals with allegations of sexual abuse by clergy says Pope Francis made a “troubling” choice in appointing an Argentine prelate to a powerful Vatican office

The Independent UK

Parliamentary inquest into 'Vatican Girl' mystery moves forward as pope acknowledges family's pain

Italy’s Parliament is poised to open a bicameral commission of inquiry into the 1883 disappearance of the teenage daughter of a Vatican employee

The Independent UK

Embattled Tennessee bishop resigns after priest complaints, abuse-related lawsuits

The bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, has resigned under pressure

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