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Exoneration of Key Vatican Official in Finance Trial Puts Pope Francis and Senior Officials in the Spotlight

Daniel IbanezPope Francis offered Mass on the 60th anniversary of the inauguration of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart on Nov. 5, 2021.

The trial, which began in July and will resume on Dec. 14, has yet to get off the ground after procedural disputes over missing transcripts related to the prosecution’s investigations. Four of the original 10 defendants have had their charges at least temporarily dropped, leaving just six defendants currently on trial.