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Pope Francis greets the recently freed Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez Argoti at the Vatican, Oct. 10, 2021. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Permitted Spending $1m to Free Missionary Nun Kidnapped in Mali: Cardinal

May 5, 2022

At the Vatican’s finance trial on Thursday, Cardinal Angelo Becciu said that Pope Francis had allowed spending up to 1 million euros ($1.05 million) toward the liberation of a missionary abducted in Mali. 

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

Cardinal Becciu to Stand Trial at Vatican for Embezzlement and Abuse of Office

Jul 3, 2021

The Vatican announced Saturday that Cardinal Angelo Becciu will be tried on charges of embezzlement and abuse of office.

Cardinal Angelo Becciu. Credit: Alan Holdren/CNA.

Becciu 'vigorously' Denies Interference in Cardinal Pell Trial

Oct 18, 2020

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu again denied having interfered in any way with the trial of Cardinal George Pell, after Italian media reported an allegation that Becciu might have wired money to Australia as a bribe during Pell’s trial.

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Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation Official Urges Parents, Caregivers to Protect Children’s Rights, “eliminate mistreatment”

Opening and blessing of St. Stanislaus Ekule Catholic Church of Ngong Diocese in Kenya that the Local Ordinary, Bishop John Oballa Owaa, presided over on 29 October 2024. Credit: Nicholas Waigwa

The Time to Be “closer to God ... is now”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya to Young Christian Workers

At the Angelus on Nov. 3, 2024, Pope Francis asked for prayers for Valencia, a region in southeast Spain that was hit by devastating flash flooding in late October. / Credit: Vatican Media

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Preside Over, Celebrate Sacraments “properly vested”: Catholic Archbishop in Kenya at Priestly Ordination

Opening and blessing of St. Stanislaus Ekule Catholic Church of Ngong Diocese in Kenya that the Local Ordinary, Bishop John Oballa Owaa, presided over on 29 October 2024. Credit: Nicholas Waigwa

The Time to Be “closer to God ... is now”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya to Young Christian Workers

Pope Francis prays at the “Garden of Angels” section of the Laurentino Cemetery in Rome on All Souls’ Day, Nov. 2, 2024. / Vatican Media

Pope Francis Prays in Cemetery for Unborn Children on All Souls’ Day

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Catholic Charity Foundation Reveals “a worsening situation” of Christian Persecution in Mali’s Mopti Region

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How Rector at Minor Seminary in Nigeria Offered Himself to Kidnappers to Save Seminarians

Pope Francis prays during the Synod on Synodality closing Mass on Oct. 27, 2024, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

 This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of November

At the Angelus on Nov. 3, 2024, Pope Francis asked for prayers for Valencia, a region in southeast Spain that was hit by devastating flash flooding in late October. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: The heart of our faith is love

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