File photo dated June 28, 2018 of Pope Francis appointing new cardinal Angelo Becciu during a Consistory in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. High ranking Vatican official Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu has unexpectedly resigned from office, the Holy See has announced. He previously worked as the second most senior official in the Vatican's Secretariat of State. Cardinal Becciu became involved in a controversial deal to buy a luxury London building with church funds as an investment. The deal has since been the subject of a financial investigation. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM