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Cardinal: Pope OK’d spending 1M euros to free kidnapped nun

Pope Francis arrives in a wheelchair to attend an audience with nuns and religious superiors in the Paul VI Hall at The Vatican, Thursday, May 5, 2022. Francis, 85, has been suffering from strained ligaments in his right knee for several months. He revealed he recently received some injections to try to relieve the pain, but he has continued to struggle to walk and stand. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) FILE — Cardinal Angelo Becciu talks to journalists during press conference in Rome, in this Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 file photo. Pope Francis authorized spending up to 1 million euro to free a Colombian nun kidnapped by al-Qaida-linked militants in Mali, Becciu testified at the Vatican's big financial fraud trial Thursday, May 5, 2022, revealing previously top secret negotiations that Francis authorized to hire a British security and intelligence firm to find the nun and pay for her liberation. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) FILE — Cardinal Angelo Becciu talks to journalists during press conference in Rome, in this Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 file photo. Pope Francis authorized spending up to 1 million euro to free a Colombian nun kidnapped by al-Qaida-linked militants in Mali, Becciu testified at the Vatican's big financial fraud trial Thursday, May 5, 2022, revealing previously top secret negotiations that Francis authorized to hire a British security and intelligence firm to find the nun and pay for her liberation. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) FILE — Cardinal Angelo Becciu talks to journalists during press conference in Rome, in this Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 file photo. Pope Francis authorized spending up to 1 million euro to free a Colombian nun kidnapped by al-Qaida-linked militants in Mali, Becciu testified at the Vatican's big financial fraud trial Thursday, May 5, 2022, revealing previously top secret negotiations that Francis authorized to hire a British security and intelligence firm to find the nun and pay for her liberation. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) FILE — Cardinal Angelo Becciu talks to journalists during press conference in Rome, in this Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 file photo. Pope Francis authorized spending up to 1 million euro to free a Colombian nun kidnapped by al-Qaida-linked militants in Mali, Becciu testified at the Vatican's big financial fraud trial Thursday May 5, 2022, revealing previously top secret negotiations that Francis authorized to hire a British security and intelligence firm to find the nun and pay for her liberation. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) FILE — Colombian nun Gloria Cecilia Narvaez, who was held captive for nearly five years by al-Qaida-linked militants, listens to a question during a press conference in Bogota, Colombia, in this Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 file photo. Pope Francis authorized spending up to 1 million euro to free Narvaez, Cardinal Angelo Becciu testified at the Vatican's big financial fraud trial Thursday, May 5, 2022, revealing previously top secret negotiations that Francis authorized to hire a British security and intelligence firm to find the nun and pay for her liberation. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) FILE — Colombian nun Gloria Cecilia Narvaez, who was held captive for nearly five years by al-Qaida-linked militants, attends a press conference in Bogota, Colombia, in this Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 file photo. Pope Francis authorized spending up to 1 million euro to free Narvaez, Cardinal Angelo Becciu testified at the Vatican's big financial fraud trial Thursday, May 5, 2022, revealing previously top secret negotiations that Francis authorized to hire a British security and intelligence firm to find the nun and pay for her liberation. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) FILE — Colombian nun Gloria Cecilia Narvaez, second from left, is escorted by police after her arrival at El Dorado airport in Bogota, Colombia, in this Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 file photo, after she was released on Oct. 10 by her kidnappers. Pope Francis authorized spending up to 1 million euro to free Narvaez who was held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants in Mali, Cardinal Angelo Becciu testified at the Vatican's big financial fraud trial Thursday, May 5, 2022, revealing previously top secret negotiations that Francis authorized to hire a British security and intelligence firm to find the nun and pay for her liberation. (AP Photo/Leonardo Muñoz) FILE — Colombian nun Gloria Cecilia Narvaez, who was held captive for nearly five years by al-Qaida-linked militants, listens to a question during a press conference in Bogota, Colombia, in this Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 file photo. Pope Francis authorized spending up to 1 million euro to free Narvaez, Cardinal Angelo Becciu testified at the Vatican's big financial fraud trial Thursday, May 5, 2022, revealing previously top secret negotiations that Francis authorized to hire a British security and intelligence firm to find the nun and pay for her liberation. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) Pope Francis arrives in a wheelchair to attend an audience with nuns and religious superiors in the Paul VI Hall at The Vatican, Thursday, May 5, 2022. Francis, 85, has been suffering from strained ligaments in his right knee for several months. He revealed he recently received some injections to try to relieve the pain, but he has continued to struggle to walk and stand. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)