Cardinal Becciu Convicted: Six Things to Know About the Prelate and His Trial

Cardinal Becciu Convicted: Six Things to Know About the Prelate and His Trial



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Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu.

Cardinal Becciu, 75, who for more than seven years held the third-highest position in the Holy See, is the first cardinal to be sentenced by a Vatican court since its creation as a city-state in 1929.