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Vatican finances

What the Vatican court ruling means for papal sovereignty, and Cardinal Becciu

The ruling appears to subject papal acts of governance to the process of judicial review in the city state.

Ed. Condon
Mar 17, 2026
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The ruling issued by the Vatican City Court of Appeal on Tuesday has threatened to send the nearly six years-long financial crimes trial back to square one.

The Apostolic Palace within the Vatican City State. Credit: Pillar Media

Finding that prosecutors had no right to redact the findings of their original investigation into the London property scandal, …

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