Cardinal Becciu: Pope Francis approved ransom payment to free sister from jihadists

News: Vatican finance

Cardinal Angelo Becciu at a press conference shortly after being sacked by Pope Francis in 2020. Credit: REUTERS/Alamy Stock Photo

Pope Francis authorized up to one million euros in secret expenses to free a kidnapped religious sister, Cardinal Angelo Becciu told a Vatican City court on Thursday.

Becciu gave evidence on May 5 for the second time in the t…