-- Rome -- Pope Francis reportedly celebrated Mass of The Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday, in the private chapel of Cardinal Angelo Becciu -- the former Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints -- who resigned in disgrace last year on suspicion of financial impropriety. Pope Francis also stripped Becciu of the rights associated with his rank, but let him keep his cardinal's red hat. Cardinal Becciu has repeatedly and forcefully denied wrongdoing.
Several news reports say Pope Francis celebrated this afternoon around 5:30pm Rome Time in Cardinal Becciu's private chapel, inside the cardinal's apartment in the Palazzo del Sant'Uffizio -- the headquarters of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith -- a stone's throw from the Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse where Pope Francis has lived since his election to the papacy just over eight years ago.
