Paolo Gabriele, Pope Benedict’s ex-butler, has been found guilty of stealing confidential papers from him and sentenced to 18 months in jail. Prosecutors had called for a three-year sentence but it was reduced because of “mitigating circumstances”. Speaking before the verdict, Paolo Gabriele said he acted out of love for the Church and did not see himself as a thief. Paolo Gabri…
…a suspended sentence of two months for obstruction of justice. He was accused of aiding former butler Paolo Gabriele while working as a computer technician in the Vatican. Paolo Gabriele was given an 18-month prison sentence this month after he admitted passing documents to a journalist. Claudio Sciarpelletti had worked for the past 20 years in the Secretariat of State of the Holy See and was res…
…e confidential documents while working in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State. His lawyer argued that his client has no case to answer and the trial should be dropped. Paolo Gabriele was given an 18-month prison sentence by the same court last month. He admitted passing documents to a journalist, but said he did it out of love for the church and the Pope. Paolo Gabriele is serving his sentenc…
Paolo Gabriele, Pope Benedict’s former butler, found guilty of stealing papal documents, has been moved to a Vatican cell to serve the rest of his sentence. Paolo Gabriele was given an 18-month prison sentence earlier this month. He admitted passing documents to a journalist, but said he did it out of love for the Church and the Pope. The Vatican secretary of state’s office has left o…
…dict by the end of the week. No TV cameras or recorders are being allowed inside the courtroom for the most high-profile case to be held in the Vatican since it was established as a sovereign state in 1929. Coverage of the trial is restricted to just eight journalists. Paolo Gabriele was identified as the source of leaked documents that were published in a book by an Italian journalist, Gianluigi…
…t’s seven-year papacy. No TV cameras or recorders are being allowed inside the courtroom for the most high-profile case to be held in the Vatican since it was established as a sovereign state in 1929. Paolo Gabriele, dressed in a pale grey suit, showed little reaction as judges rejected almost all of his lawyers’ requests. He will be interrogated in court by the president of the Vatica…
Pope Benedict XVI has decided to pardon his former butler, Paolo Gabriele, who is serving an 18-month jail sentence for stealing confidential papers. The Pope visited Paolo Gabriele in prison to personally inform him of the decision, the Vatican said in a statement. In October the former butler was found guilty of stealing and copying the Pope’s documents and leaking them to an Italian jour…
Paolo Gabriele, former butler to Pope Benedict XVI, will stand trial for stealing confidential papers and leaking them to the press, a magistrate has ruled. Paolo Gabriele was arrested in May after police found confidential documents at his Vatican flat. He has been charged with aggravated theft while another Vatican employee, a computer analyst, faces complicity charges. The Vatican says it is c…
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…seven-year papacy. No TV cameras or recorders are being allowed inside the courtroom for the most high-profile case to be held in the Vatican since the Holy See was established as a sovereign state in 1929. The Vatican was arrested in May, accused of passing papal correspondence to journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi, whose book His Holiness: The secret papers of Pope Benedict XVI was published that month….
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Sao Paolo, Brazil’s biggest city, has some of the worst congestion problems in the world. Friday evenings are a commuter’s worst nightmare in Sao Paulo. That’s when all the tailbacks in and out of the city extend for a total of 180 km (112 miles), on average, according to local traffic engineers, and as long as 295 km (183 miles) on a really bad day. Red brake lights stretch as…
Pope Benedict XVI has broken his silence on the Vatileaks scandal, expressing his anger at the way some parts of the media are covering the story. Pope Benedict said “exaggerated” and “gratuitous” reports were painting a false image of the Holy See. A series of leaks has revealed allegations of corruption, mismanagement and internal conflicts. Paolo Gabriele, the Pope̵…
Ahead of today’s pre-trial hearing over capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship, Captain Francesco Schettino was said by his family to be both depressed and afraid. Maurilio Russo, Francesco Schettino’s brother-in-law, said the captain was suffering in the knowledge that lives had been lost and was particularly affected by the death of the youngest victim, five-year-old Dayana Arlotti. “HeR…
…g Cars and Run, the band said the event was “really special.” “It’s the only thing I’ll ever represent Northern Ireland at,” said frontman Gary Lightbody. “My 100 metre sprinting days are long past me.” “We were asked to represent our country, we’re never going to say no to that,” he added. “The world is looking in on our nati…
…#8217;Or include Roman Polanski’s Venus In Fur and Inside Llewyn Davis by Joel and Ethan Coen. Steven Spielberg is the head of this year film festival’s jury. Cannes Film Festival 2013 runs from 15th to 26th of May. Ryan Gosling, currently starring in Beyond The Pines at the UK box office and Nicolas Winding Refn, who directed the controversial biopic of the “UK’s most violent pr…
The Vatican says it has detained a person, named by Italian media as Paolo Gabriele, who is suspected of leaking a series of confidential documents and letters to the media. Reports citing unnamed sources said he was the Pope Benedict’s personal butler. The “Vatileaks” scandal, as it is known, has enraged the Holy See. The leaks have revealed alleged corruption, mismanagement an…
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The city of Venice has imposed its first ever ban on motorboats, launches and barges on one of its main waterways, Grand Canal. Almost all the usual traffic was cleared from the Grand Canal for several hours. The aim was to draw attention to the city’s environmental problems, and help make the case for more ecologically-sound forms of water transport. “This initiative is to raise awar…
…he plans to tackle a number of other issues including scandals involving the sexual abuse of children around the world. The actions of a small minority of individuals has tainted the reputation of the 1.2 billion member church. Sadly, those problems have been exacerbated by the failure of Church leadership to cooperate with local authorities and to protect children in some cases. It is expected th…
Cardinals are beginning their second day of deliberations in the Vatican conclave to elect a new pope, after an indecisive vote on Tuesday. The 115 cardinal-electors are shut off in the Sistine Chapel and a nearby residence until two-thirds agree on a leader for the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics. Black smoke signaling an inconclusive first vote drew cheers from crowds in St Peter’s Sq…
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y Economic Outlook, the OECD said prolonged economic weakness in Europe could damage the global economy. The OECD, which represents 34 advanced economies, forecast average growth across its members of 1.2% this year and 2.3% in 2014. It painted a troubled picture of the eurozone economy. The forecast of a 0.6% contraction in GDP is down markedly from the 0.1% contraction forecast just six months a…
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