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November 30, 2015

'VatiLeaks' trial rescheduled for Dec. 7

The opening proceedings for the 'VatiLeaks' case are seen in a Vatican courtroom Nov. 24. All five people accused of involvement in leaking and publishing confidential documents about Vatican finances were present at the opening of the criminal trial in a Vatican courtroom.

VATICAN CITY - A Vatican trial against two Italian journalists, a Spanish monsignor and two others was postponed for one week after the court allowed one of the defendants to change lawyers.

Published in Vatican
November 24, 2015

Freedom of press on trial in Vatican court

Italian journalists and authors Emiliano Fittipaldi and Gianluigi Nuzzi arrive for the first day of the 'VatiLeaks' case at the Vatican Nov. 24. All five people accused of involvement in leaking and publishing confidential documents about Vatican finances were present at the opening of the criminal trial in a Vatican courtroom.

VATICAN CITY - Two Italian journalists standing trial in a Vatican court defended their right to freedom of the press, while the Vatican prosecution said the way they acquired confidential information was illegal.

Published in Vatican
November 18, 2015

Journalist in leaks case denounces Vatican’s ‘medieval rules'

St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

ROME - An Italian investigative journalist spoke out against what he called a “medieval” Vatican law that might result in a jail sentence of up to eight years for publishing confidential Holy See documents.

Published in Vatican
November 4, 2015

News 'VatiLeaks' 2015: Books claim strong resistance to pope's finance reform

Merchants in the Temple is Italain journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi's second book based on leaked documents from the Vatican. Photo courtesy of Catholic News Service.

VATICAN CITY - Financial wrongdoing at the Vatican, leaked documents and arrests by the Vatican police may make it seem like 2012 all over again, but the situation -- while serious -- is not the breach of papal privacy that the earlier "VatiLeaks" scandal was.

Published in International