Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu

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Bishop Marcello Semeraro, the new prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

Pope Francis names new prefect of congregation for saints’ causes

Oct 15, 2020

Pope Francis named a new prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Thursday after Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s dramatic... Read more

Pope Francis speaks with Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin during his visit to Lima's Cathedral on January 21, 2018.

Analysis: Vatican finances and Cardinal Parolin’s crisis of credibility

Oct 12, 2020

By Ed Condon

On Saturday, the ongoing saga of Vatican financial scandal – or reform, if you prefer – continued with the announcement that... Read more

Pope Francis receives Cardinal George Pell in a private audience at the Vatican Oct. 12, 2020.

Pope Francis meets with Cardinal Pell at the Vatican

Oct 12, 2020

Former Vatican finance czar Cardinal George Pell met with Pope Francis in a private audience at the Vatican Monday.  Read more

Raffaele Mincione.

'Conflict of interest'? — Mincione invested Vatican in Torzi bond before London sale

Oct 9, 2020

By Ed Condon

When the Vatican purchased a London luxury apartment building from its investment manager in 2018, the building owner and the... Read more

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, center, in 2015.

Cardinal Becciu claims ‘absolute falseness’ of allegations against him

Oct 8, 2020

Cardinal Angelo Becciu insisted Wednesday on the “absolute falseness” of claims of financial misconduct against him.  Read more

The flag of Vatican City with St. Peter's Basilica in the background.

Reports say woman working for Becciu received 600,000 euros from Vatican Secretariat of State

Oct 6, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Italian media reported this week that a woman with a company based in Slovenia received at least half a million... Read more

Cardinal Angelo Becciu.

Cardinal Pell accuser denies Becciu bribery allegations

Oct 5, 2020

The accuser of Cardinal George Pell has denied he was bribed into making allegations of abuse against the cardinal, after... Read more

Cardinal Angelo Becciu.

Analysis: What we don’t know about the Becciu-Pell allegations - yet

Oct 5, 2020

By Ed Condon

Late last week, multiple Italian newspapers reported that Cardinal Angelo Becciu has been accused of sending 700,000 euros of Vatican... Read more

Cardinal George Pell. CNA file photo

Analysis: Cardinal Becciu is accused of setting up Pell. But facts are few

Oct 5, 2020

By JD Flynn

When an allegation against a high-ranking churchman makes its way from Vatican-watchers to Italian newspapers to American headlines in just... Read more

Vatican City.

Enrico Crasso defends management of Vatican investments

Oct 5, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Enrico Crasso, a longtime investment manager for the Vatican, has defended his stewardship of Church funds controlled by the Secretariat of... Read more

Giovanni Angelo Becciu, former prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, pictured June 27, 2019.

Becciu accused of sending Vatican funds to Australia during Pell trial

Oct 2, 2020

Italian media have reported allegations that Cardinal Angelo Becciu transferred several hundred thousand euros from Vatican accounts to an account... Read more

St. Peter's Square, Vatican City.

Mincione used former Vatican fund to invest in mafia-linked bond managed by Torzi company

Oct 1, 2020

By Ed Condon

An investment fund created for the Holy See Secretariat of State to invest Church funds was used to purchase millions... Read more

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, center, in 2015.

Cardinal Becciu's lawyer resigns over social media photos

Sep 29, 2020

The lawyer representing Cardinal Angelo Becciu has resigned over criticism of his social media activities. Ivano Iai, who had been... Read more

CNA file photo.

Cardinal Becciu allegations mount as Vatican appoints new prosecutor

Sep 28, 2020

Italian businessman Gianluigi Torzi has provided detailed information to investigators in the ongoing Vatican financial scandal, according to new reports.... Read more

Cardinal George Pell. Alan Holdren/CNA

Cardinal Pell to return to Rome this week

Sep 27, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Cardinal George Pell is set to return to Rome on Tuesday, his first time back in the Vatican since 2017,... Read more

Cardinal Angelo Becciu.

Analysis: The Becciu resignation, a beginning not an end

Sep 25, 2020

By Ed Condon

The fall of Cardinal Angelo Becciu comes after nearly two years of reporting placing him at the center of several... Read more

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, center, in 2015.

Cardinal Becciu says he did not commit crimes, welcomes chance to ‘explain’

Sep 25, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

The day after he was forced to resign from his Vatican job and to give up his rights as a... Read more

The then Archbishop Angelo Becciu blesses the Pilgrimage Information Center for the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy on Dec. 1, 2015.

New details emerge about Cardinal Becciu’s management of Vatican finances

Sep 25, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Following his resignation yesterday, new reports reveal details of how Cardinal Angelo Becciu managed Vatican financial affairs, developing a story... Read more

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, center, in 2015.

What does it mean for Becciu to lose his rights as a cardinal?

Sep 25, 2020

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican announced Thursday night that Cardinal Angelo Becciu had resigned from the rights extended to members of the College... Read more

Cardinal George Pell.

Cardinal Pell thanks Pope Francis after Cardinal Becciu resigns

Sep 25, 2020

Cardinal George Pell thanked Pope Francis Friday following the dramatic resignation of Vatican Cardinal Angelo Becciu.  Read more