Vatican court jails former Pope adviser for financial crimes

A Vatican court has sentenced Italian cardinal Angelo Becciu, a former adviser to Pope Francis, to five-and-a-half years in jail for financial crimes.

Becciu, 75, was the most senior Vatican official ever to face such charges and once seen as a papal contender himself.

He strongly denied charges including embezzlement and abuse of office.

The trial centred on a London property deal that ended in huge losses for the Catholic Church.

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