Cardinal offers defence after media reports raise more questions

After he was asked to retire by Pope Francis for allegations of embezzlement, Cardinal Angelo Becciu denounced several media reports accusing him of using Vatican funds for other questionable purposes. In a statement recently issued by his lawyer, Cardinal Becciu, the former prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, categorically denied reports that he used the funds... Read More

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October 4, 2020

Cleaning house: Pope forges ahead with reform after cardinal’s ouster

Before the coronavirus pandemic halted all public audiences at the Vatican, Pope Francis met members of the Vatican City State court and spoke of the Vatican’s “commitment to fight illegality in the field of finance at the international level”. “These actions have recently brought to light suspicious financial situations, which aside from their possible unlawfulness,... Read More

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September 28, 2020

Cardinal Pell applauds pope’s actions against Cardinal Becciu

The sudden resignation of Cardinal Angelo Becciu as prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes due to alleged embezzlement was viewed as a vindication of previous attempts to clean house by Australian Cardinal George Pell, former prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy. “The Holy Father was elected to clean up Vatican finances. He plays a long game... Read More

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September 25, 2020

Cardinal Becciu resigns as prefect and renounces rights as cardinal

In a move apparently related to Vatican financial scandals, Pope Francis accepted Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s resignation as prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes and his renunciation of the rights associated with being a cardinal, the Vatican has announced. The cardinal, 72, has been one of the central figures in a financial scandal involving millions of dollars of Vatican... Read More

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June 5, 2019

Vatican names Filipino boy who died at 17 Servant of God

A Filipino teenager who died could be on his way to sainthood after the Vatican declared him a Servant of God, the first step in the process toward sainthood. The Congregation for Saints’ Causes gave the Diocese of Cubao, Philippines, the green light to look into the life of Darwin Ramos who died in 2012... Read More

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