Pope gave green light to secret deal to free kidnapped nun, court told
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis approved a secret million-euro operation to free a Colombian nun who was held captive for more than four years by an Islamist militant group in Mali before she was released in 2021, a cardinal told a Vatican court on Thursday. Cardinal Angelo Becciu, 73, the only cardinal among 10 defendants […]
Pope opens two-year consultation on Catholic Church future; meets freed nun
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis on Sunday launched a two-year worldwide consultative process that could change the way the Roman Catholic Church makes decisions and leave its mark long after his pontificate is over. Proponents see the initiative called “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission” as an opportunity to change the church’s power […]