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Vatican finances

Unappealing prospects after the Vatican trial verdict

With the trial over, what is the state of the appeals and of Vatican justice?

Ed. Condon
Dec 20, 2023
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Notices of appeal are flowing in after guilty verdicts were read in Vatican City court Saturday, with which nine of the 10 defendants were convicted of crimes linked to the Secretariat of State’s financial scandal.

But with marquee defendants all insisting on their innocence, and vowing to clear their names, how far are they likely to get — and in which …

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