VATICAN & OPUS DEI
Relations between the Holy See and Opus Dei, including papal oversight, internal reform pressures and accountability debates within the Catholic Church regarding the powerful conservative organisation
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Vatican Appeals Court Orders Partial Retrial of Cardinal Becciu Over Embezzlement Conviction
EL PAÍSEl Tribunal de Apelación del Vaticano ordena repetir parte del juicio al cardenal Angelo Becciu, condenado por malversación
3/17/2026, 6:22:22 PM
The Vatican's Court of Appeal has ordered a partial retrial of Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who was convicted of embezzlement in a landmark case involving the misuse of Vatican funds. The court declared part of the first-instance proceedings null and void due to procedural irregularities. The ruling marks a new chapter in one of the most significant criminal cases ever to unfold within the Vatican's justice system.
Vatican Shuns Peter Thiel's Antichrist Sermons in Rome
EL PAÍSRoma y el Vaticano hacen el vacío a los sermones de Peter Thiel sobre la llegada del anticristo
3/17/2026, 3:50:32 PM
Peter Thiel, the billionaire owner of Palantir and ideological mentor to US Vice President J. D. Vance, held a seminar in Rome promoting his ultra-conservative, apocalyptic worldview — including warnings about the coming of the Antichrist. The event was met with conspicuous indifference from Italian political circles and open irritation from the Holy See. Despite his influence in Silicon Valley and Washington, Thiel found little traction for his religious-political message at the heart of Catholicism.