His Eminence Giovanni Angelo Becciu, 77, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, June 27, 2019 (photo: Daniel Ibanez / EWTN) (link)Letter #66, 2025, Tuesday, September 23: BecciuThe scandalous Vatican “trial of the century” is coming to an end. During the trial, defense lawyers pointed to ‘s unprecedented interventions in the legal process, which enabled prosecutors to use investigative techniques previously considered off-limits. An audiotape of a secretly recorded phone conversation between Pope Francis and Cardinal Becciu became a point of contention. April 2025: Italian media reports on previously unseen WhatsApp messages suggesting judicial meddling and a behind-the-scenes effort to manipulate Perlasca’s testimony against Becciu. Key allegations from the messagesAccording to the leaked chats, Chaouqui and Ciferri allegedly devised a plan to influence Perlasca‘s testimony to target Cardinal Becciu.