From papal butler to accused traitor

Source: Chicago Tribune

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Paolo Gabriele was always a reserved, almost shy man, as his position required. He had access to the most private rooms in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace - Pope Benedict's apartment. But what could have prompted the pope's but ...
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Pope's butler charged over leaks scandal

Source: Sault Star

Vatican magistrates formally charged Pope Benedict’s butler with illegal possession of secret documents on Saturday and said a wider investigation would take place to see if he had any accomplices who helped him leak them. Paolo Gabriele ...
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Vatileaks: Pope’s butler arrested for stealing confidential correspondence

Source: Russia Today

The identity of the man who leaked dozens of confidential documents that have embarrassed the Vatican in recent months appears to have been uncovered, after Pope Benedict’s butler was arrested. But the Vatileaks scandal ...
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Source: Reuters.co.uk

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Source: The New York Times

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An Italian Diplomat Has Been Suspended After This Video Emerged Of Him Performing Onstage With A Fascist Rock Band

Source: The Business Insider

An Italian diplomat who was filmed performing on stage in a fascist rock band last year has been recalled from his post in Osaka, Japan, Corriere della Sera reports. In the video, Mario Vattani (whose stage name is “Katanga” ...
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Vatican Authorities Arrest Pope’s Butler on Suspicion of ‘Vatileaks’

Source: National Catholic Register

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s law enforcement bureau arrested Pope Benedict XVI’s butler, Paolo Gabriele, on suspicion of leaking a series of confidential Vatican documents and letters to the media. The Holy See Press ...
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Former mafia hitman woos Cannes

Source: France 24

AFP - Aniello Arena, the winsome Neapolitan in the running for best actor award at Cannes, is a former mafia hitman serving a life sentence who got his lucky break in a prison theatre company. Arena, 44, has won over critics with h ...
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Source: France 24

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