Articles for Vatican Prosecutors

Vatican chief of staff testifies in UK finance trial, admits to false invoice and blames a deputy
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Vatican chief of staff testifies in UK finance trial, admits to false invoice and blames a deputy

Associated Press  

ROME — Pope Francis’ chief of staff became one of the highest-ranking Holy See officials to testify in a foreign court Thursday, telling a British tribunal about the negotiations at the heart of the Vatican’s so-called “trial of the century,” admitting he filed a false invoice and pointing a finger at his one-time deputy who escaped the scandal unscathed. Archbishop …

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Defendant in Vatican trial takes case to UN, accuses pope of violating his rights with surveillance
6 months ago

Defendant in Vatican trial takes case to UN, accuses pope of violating his rights with surveillance

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — One of the defendants in the Vatican’s big financial trial has filed a formal complaint with the United Nations, alleging that Pope Francis violated his human rights by authorizing wide-ranging surveillance during the investigation. The complaint cited four secret executive decrees Francis signed in 2019 and 2020 that gave Vatican prosecutors wide-ranging powers to investigate, including via …

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Vatican Convicts Cardinal In Financial Crime That Tested Justice System
1 year ago

Vatican Convicts Cardinal In Financial Crime That Tested Justice System

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING VATICAN CITY — A Vatican tribunal on Saturday convicted a cardinal of embezzlement and sentenced him to 5 ½ years in prison in one of several verdicts handed down in a complicated financial trial that aired the city state’s dirty laundry and tested its justice system. Prosecutor Alessandro Diddi said the outcome “showed we were correct.” The …

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A Cardinal is convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to 5½ years in a major Vatican financial trial
1 year ago

A Cardinal is convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to 5½ years in a major Vatican financial trial

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — A Vatican tribunal on Saturday convicted a cardinal of embezzlement and sentenced him to 5½ years in prison in one of several verdicts handed down in a complicated financial trial that aired the city state’s dirty laundry and tested its justice system. Prosecutor Alessandro Diddi said the outcome “showed we were correct.” The trial focused on the …

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Vatican trial places Pope Francis, aides at centre of London deal
2 years, 7 months ago

Vatican trial places Pope Francis, aides at centre of London deal

Al Jazeera  

Vatican prosecutors have accused brokers and Vatican officials of fleecing the Holy See of millions of euros in fees. The former director of the Vatican’s financial watchdog agency testified Wednesday that Pope Francis asked him to help the Vatican Secretariat of State get full control of a London property, once again putting the pope and his top deputies in the …

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The Vatican Indicts 10, Including A Former Cardinal, Over A London Real Estate Deal
3 years, 5 months ago

The Vatican Indicts 10, Including A Former Cardinal, Over A London Real Estate Deal

NPR  

The Vatican Indicts 10, Including A Former Cardinal, Over A London Real Estate Deal Enlarge this image toggle caption Gregorio Borgia/AP Gregorio Borgia/AP ROME — A Vatican judge on Saturday indicted 10 people, including a once-powerful cardinal, on charges including embezzlement, abuse of office, extortion and fraud in connection with the Secretariat of State's 350-million-euro investment in a London real …

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Vatican indicts 10 people for embezzlement, extortion, fraud
3 years, 5 months ago

Vatican indicts 10 people for embezzlement, extortion, fraud

Al Jazeera  

Influential cardinal and nine others to face trial in connection with 350m euro investment in London property venture. A Vatican judge has indicted 10 people, including a once-powerful cardinal, on charges including embezzlement, abuse of office, extortion and fraud in connection with a 350 million-euro investment in a London real estate venture. Five former Vatican officials, including Cardinal Giovanni Angelo …

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Cardinal Pell eyes a Vatican scandal he suspected long ago
3 years, 7 months ago

Cardinal Pell eyes a Vatican scandal he suspected long ago

Associated Press  

ROME — Cardinal George Pell is enjoying his first Roman spring since being exonerated of sex abuse charges in his native Australia: He receives visitors to his Vatican flat, sips midday Aperol spritzes at the outdoor cafe downstairs and keeps up religiously with news of a Holy See financial scandal that he suspected years ago. “I’ve become very Italian,” Pell …

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British judge: Vatican made ‘appalling’ claims in UK probe
3 years, 8 months ago

British judge: Vatican made ‘appalling’ claims in UK probe

Associated Press  

ROME — A British judge has blasted Vatican prosecutors for making “appalling” misrepresentations to the court about their investigation into the Holy See’s investment in a London real estate deal, determining they don’t have much of a case against their key suspect. In a remarkable ruling made public this week, Judge Tony Baumgartner of Southwark Crown Court reversed another judge’s …

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