Cardinal challenges Vatican cop over hostage payments
Vatican City AP The Vatican’s fraud and corruption trial took a dramatic twist Wednesday when a once-powerful cardinal challenged the Vatican’s police commissioner on the stand about one of the more peculiar tangents of the case: the Vatican’s half-million euro payments to a self-styled security analyst who, with Pope Francis’ blessing, helped arrange negotiations for […]
Colombian nun kidnapped in southern Mali
World Watch Monitor A Colombian nun was kidnapped by armed men this week in southern Mali, a relatively safe part of the country, which has been mainly unaffected by Islamist attacks. Gloria Agoti is part of the congregation of Franciscan Sisters in the convent of Karangasso, about 300 kilonmetres from Bamako, the capital. Local sources […]