VATICAN CITY, Italy (AP) Pope Francis authorised spending up to one million euros to free a Colombian nun kidnapped by al-Qaida-linked militants in Mali, a cardinal testified Thursday, revealing.
A cardinal testified that Pope Francis authorized spending up to 1 million euros to free a Colombian nun kidnapped by al-Qaida-linked militants in Mali.\u00a0The spending included hiring a British security firm to find the nun and secure her freedom.
Pope Francis authorized spending up to a little over $1 million to free a Colombian nun kidnapped by al-Qaida-linked militants in Mali, a cardinal testified Thursday, revealing previously secret papal approval to hire a British security firm to find the nun and secure her freedom.
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