Cardinal Angelo Becciu, shown in 2022, was once one of the most influential Vatican cardinals and a close aide to Pope Francis. A Vatican cardinal on trial in the Holy See’s big financial crimes case alleged Friday that he can’t properly defend himself from “the nightmare of these accusations” because prosecutors have withheld key evidence from the defense. Cardinal Angelo …
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s criminal tribunal on Tuesday resoundingly rejected defense motions to dismiss a landmark financial fraud case and ruled the trial will go ahead with the questioning of a cardinal scheduled for later this month. Vatican prosecutors have accused the Holy See’s longtime money manager, Italian brokers and lawyers of fleecing the Vatican of tens of millions …
