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Pope's Butler Vows To Help Vatican Scandal Probe

May 28th 2012 - 10:47AM

One of the Vatican's biggest scandals in decades widened Monday with the pope's butler – arrested for allegedly having confidential documents in his home – agreeing to cooperate with investigators, his lawyer said Monday.

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  • 05/30/12 Pope Condemns Massacre in Syria, Urges Prayers,... Source: Catholic New York - New York NY Pope Benedict XVI joined the international community in condemning a massacre in Syria, and he called for Christian and Muslim leaders in the country to guide their faithful in prayer and collaboration to restore peace and calm.
  • 05/30/12 Vatican official calls leaked documents an ‘immoral'... Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO (RNS) The Vatican's No. 3 official on Tuesday (May 29) condemned the theft and publication of secret papal documents as an "immoral act of unheard-of gravity."
  • 05/30/12 Pope Benedict: Media exaggerating on leak scandal Source: The How-To Travel Guru - CBS News Pope Benedict XVI says the scandal over leaked documents now rocking the Vatican has "saddened me in my heart" and that he wants to publicly express his trust in his closest advisers.
  • 05/30/12 Vatican spokesman denies rumors in 'Vatileaks' scandal Source: Catholic World News The director of the Holy See Press Office has denied reports that additional arrests have been made in the "Vatileaks" scandal and that cardinals are under investigation.
  • 05/30/12 Pope wounded by butler betrayal Source: The Sunday Independent Pope Benedict XVI feels betrayed by his butler, who was arrested during an investigation into Vatican whistle blowers, and is determined to root out moles, spokesman Federico Lombardi said on Tuesday.

Background on federico lombardi

Federico Lombardi, SJ (born 20 August 1942 in Saluzzo, Piedmont) is an Italian Roman Catholic priest and the current director of the Holy See Press Office.

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