Pope wanted to ‘turn page’ on costly property, defendant says at trial

Pope wanted to ‘turn page’ on costly property, defendant says at trial Pope Francis looks on as Cardinal Seán O’Malley, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, speaks during a meeting with commission members at the Vatican (see Vatican roundup). Photo: Vatican Media

The former director of the Vatican’s financial watchdog agency told the Vatican court that his office’s minimal involvement in a costly property deal was at the behest of Pope Francis and several top Vatican officials. Tommaso Di Ruzza, the former director of the Vatican watchdog agency, then known as the Financial Information Authority, or AIF,…

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