Vatican officials studied the investment proposal during the time Pope Francis was drafting his 2015 encyclical on the environment.
‘Holy oil’: Trial sheds new light on proposed Vatican investment
Former Vatican official says he obeyed orders in London property deal
Msgr. Carlino is among the 10 defendants, including Cardinal Becciu, facing charges stemming from a Vatican investigation into how the Secretariat of State used $200 million to finance a property development project in London’s posh Chelsea district.
At embezzlement trial, lawyers ‘surprised’ by Vatican prosecution’s request
On Oct. 6, Pignatone ordered Vatican prosecutors to deliver the video and audio testimony of Msgr. Alberto Perlasca, the former head of the Secretariat of State’s administrative office, to defense lawyers by Nov. 3.