Scientists at NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center have detected multiple Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) and have issued a Geomagnetic Storm Watch. The G1-G2 (Minor – Moderate) storm may bring #aurora viewing (north of red line on these images) as far south as Maine, to New York, to Iowa, to Washington state tomorrow night (Saturday).
Day: December 17, 2023
𝕍𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕟 ℂ𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕥 𝕊𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕤 ℂ𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝔹𝕖𝕔𝕔𝕚𝕦 𝕚𝕟 ℍ𝕚𝕘𝕙-ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕗𝕚𝕝𝕖 ℂ𝕠𝕣𝕣𝕦𝕡𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 ℂ𝕒𝕤𝕖
The ex-chief of staff to the Pope, previously a key figure in handling church finances, has been found guilty along with nine co-defendants over a complex real estate transaction in London worth €350 million that resulted in significant financial losses.
In a landmark trial on Saturday, the Vatican court imposed a 5.5-year prison sentence on Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, a once-powerful papal dignitary.
This unprecedented sentencing is the first time a curial cardinal has faced imprisonment by a pontifical court. The case, initiated by Pope Francis amending Vatican law, represents a seismic shift in addressing internal corruption and accountability. It allowed for Cardinal Becciu’s trial rather than by a court of his peers, breaking centuries of tradition with no recent precedent since the 16th century.
