Sloane Avenue. Diddi overwhelmed by the Court of Cassation: appeal rejected and forced abstention

Vatican City - “The Court of Cassation declares the appeal lodged by the Promoter of Justice inadmissible and declares the judgment delivered by the Tribunal of the State to be final.” Cutting words that fall like a blade upon the head of the Promoter of Justice Alessandro Diddi. On 9 January 2026, the Court of Cassation of the State of Vatican City closed one of the most delicate and controversial chapters of the recent Vatican judicial season.
The decision is contained in Order No. 25/25, adopted by the panel presided over by Cardinal Kevin Farrell and composed of Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, Judge Chiara Minelli and Judge Patrizia Piccialli. The Court met in chambers and delivered the ruling after examining the appeal lodged by the Office of the Promoter of Justice against the order of the Court of Appeal which had declared the prosecution’s appeal inadmissible in criminal proceedings No. 26/23 R.G.P.C.A.
A rejection without mitigating factors …