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A telephonic conversation between Pope Francis and a senior cardinal, who is currently on trial for fraud, has been apparently taped secretly.&nbsp;It emerged that during the conversation, Pope was asked to confirm whether or not he had authorised payments to help free a kidnapped nun in Africa.

Just days before the trial of Cardinal Angelo Becciu began, the recording, which was actually done in July 2021, emerged at a hearing on Thursday (November 24).&nbsp;

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A transcript of the same was later published by the Italian news agency Adnkronos. And the journalists were not given permission to listen to the recording.&nbsp;

The court was told that the recording was made without the Pope's knowledge by someone in a room with Becciu. The conversation was secretly taped just days before the trial began.&nbsp;

All of this started when Becciu hired co-defendant Cecilia Marogna in 2018. He was the third most powerful person in the Vatican. And Marogna was a security analyst.&nbsp;

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Becciu was removed from office and stripped of his cardinal privileges in September 2020 because of the scandal involving the Vatican's loss-making purchase of a posh London house and also the misappropriation of church funds.&nbsp;

Becciu strongly denies any wrongdoing, but together with nine other defendants, he went on trial in July last year. He faces charges ranging from fraud to money laundering and extortion.&nbsp;

Among the defendants is a woman named Cecilia Marogna. She is accused of misspending $667,000 she received from the Vatican. The money was given allegedly to freeing captive priests and nuns abroad. Marogna has been hired as a security consultant by Becciu.&nbsp;

The transcript published by Italian media read: "Did you or not give me the authorisation to start the operations to free the nun?"&nbsp;

It added, "For the ransom, we had fixed 500,000, we said no more because it seemed immoral to give more money... that would go into the pockets of the terrorists... I think I had informed you about all this... do you remember?"&nbsp;

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A telephonic conversation between Pope Francis and a senior cardinal, who is currently on trial for fraud, has been apparently taped secretly. It emerged that during the conversation, Pope was asked to confirm whether or not he had authorised payments to help free a kidnapped nun in Africa.

A telephonic conversation between Pope Francis and a senior cardinal, who is currently on trial for fraud, has been apparently taped secretly. It emerged that during the conversation, Pope was asked to confirm whether or not he had authorised payments to help free a kidnapped nun in Africa. Just days before the trial of Cardinal Angelo Becciu began, the recording, which was actually done in July 2021, emerged at a hearing on Thursday (November 24). ALSO READ | Putin offers condolences to mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine, says Russia 'will achieve' its goals A transcript of the same was later published by the Italian news agency Adnkronos. And the journalists were not given permission to listen to the recording. The court was told that the recording was made without the Pope's knowledge by someone in a room with Becciu. The conversation was secretly taped just days before the trial began. All of this started when Becciu hired co-defendant Cecilia Marogna in 2018. He was the third most powerful person in the Vatican. And Marogna was a security analyst. ALSO READ | Ukraine hit by power cuts, Zelensky says over six million households still affected Becciu was removed from office and stripped of his cardinal privileges in September 2020 because of the scandal involving the Vatican's loss-making purchase of a posh London house and also the misappropriation of church funds. Becciu strongly denies any wrongdoing, but together with nine other defendants, he went on trial in July last year. He faces charges ranging from fraud to money laundering and extortion. Among the defendants is a woman named Cecilia Marogna. She is accused of misspending $667,000 she received from the Vatican. The money was given allegedly to freeing captive priests and nuns abroad. Marogna has been hired as a security consultant by Becciu. The transcript published by Italian media read: "Did you or not give me the authorisation to start the operations to free the nun?" It added, "For the ransom, we had fixed 500,000, we said no more because it seemed immoral to give more money... that would go into the pockets of the terrorists... I think I had informed you about all this... do you remember?" (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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China and Vatican expected to hold talks in September regarding the appointment of bishops to the churches of China.

The two sides are expected to renew an agreement that was signed in 2018. But China does not believe in playing fair and, therefore, decided to hack the Vatican.

China targeted the Vatican's computers and the holy see study mission to China which is a group of informal Vatican diplomats based in Hong Kong negotiating the catholic church's status with China.

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The infiltrations began in early May by a state-sponsored Chinese group.

Experts say the modus operandi was very similar to recent Chinese-approved hacking operations. One of the attacks reportedly came in the form of a fake letter.

&nbsp;Beijing has already bought the pope's silence as he does not say a word against China. He does not even exercise the little power he has in the selection of bishops for China.

Experts say China infiltrated the Vatican as it wanted to find out the Vatican's relation to Hong Kong mission. It also wanted to snoop on the group's position on Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement.

China has previously launched cyberattacks on Buddhist Tibetans, Uighur Muslims and Falun Gong practitioners outside China.&nbsp;

When asked about the allegations of hacking the Vatican, China called itself a defender of cybersecurity.&nbsp; 
Meanwhile, to impress China the Vatican has maintained a stoic silence on Uighurs and Hong Kong.&nbsp;

The pope even chose to skip a portion of his Sunday address script just because it referred to the Hong Kong security law.&nbsp;

The world is pulling up Beijing for its hammering of international law, cybersecurity and global health but the Vatican is quiet?

China and Vatican expected to hold talks in September regarding the appointment of bishops to the churches of China. The two sides are expected to renew an agreement that was signed in 2018.

China and Vatican expected to hold talks in September regarding the appointment of bishops to the churches of China. The two sides are expected to renew an agreement that was signed in 2018. But China does not believe in playing fair and, therefore, decided to hack the Vatican. China targeted the Vatican's computers and the holy see study mission to China which is a group of informal Vatican diplomats based in Hong Kong negotiating the catholic church's status with China. × The infiltrations began in early May by a state-sponsored Chinese group. Experts say the modus operandi was very similar to recent Chinese-approved hacking operations. One of the attacks reportedly came in the form of a fake letter. Beijing has already bought the pope's silence as he does not say a word against China. He does not even exercise the little power he has in the selection of bishops for China. Experts say China infiltrated the Vatican as it wanted to find out the Vatican's relation to Hong Kong mission. It also wanted to snoop on the group's position on Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. China has previously launched cyberattacks on Buddhist Tibetans, Uighur Muslims and Falun Gong practitioners outside China. When asked about the allegations of hacking the Vatican, China called itself a defender of cybersecurity. Meanwhile, to impress China the Vatican has maintained a stoic silence on Uighurs and Hong Kong. The pope even chose to skip a portion of his Sunday address script just because it referred to the Hong Kong security law. The world is pulling up Beijing for its hammering of international law, cybersecurity and global health but the Vatican is quiet?

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Papal power plays! From The Two Popes to Conclave, the 6 gripping movies about the Vatican

Cardinal on trial for fraud ‘secretly taped’ conversation with Pope Francis, presents it in court hearing

Pope Francis' silence is puzzling as Chinese hackers infiltrate Vatican