Vatican City’s highest court has removed the final legal obstacles preventing the appeal phase of the Secretariat of State financial trial from proceeding.
In decisions signed on January 9, 2026, and made public on January 12, 2026, the Court of Cassation rejected an appeal lodged by Vatican City’s chief prosecutor and formally accepted his recusal from the proceedings, ensuring that the appeal hearings will now move forward without further procedural delay. The next session of the appeal trial is scheduled for 3 February.
