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Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Powerful Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

Becciu is the most senior Catholic clergyman to face justice in the Vatican City State

A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial.

Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court.

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