Italian prelate complains of corruption in Vatican - report January 25, 2012 - 18:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Vatican says it has no comment on a media report that an Italian prelate was transferred to Washington as papal ambassador after he wrote to the pope complaining about corruption in the awarding of Vatican contracts. The allegation is carried in a report, being televised Wednesday, January 24 night, by Gian Luigi Nuzzi, author of a 2009 book outlining the shady dealings by the Vatican bank. A report in Corriere della Sera on Wednesday said Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano used the term "corruption" in a letter to Pope Benedict XVI to explain the difficulties he faced in his position as secretary-general of the Vatican city-state. It said the letter was sent March 27 in an extreme attempt to head off his transfer. Vigano was named U.S. ambassador in October.   Top stories NASA plans to take advantage of the asteroid's close approach to capture radar images and learn more about Florence's surface features. The Armenian grandmaster beat Hikaru Nakamura of the United States to take the leader's position and become world's number 2. The delivery of the latest weapons has been carried out in accordance with the intergovernmental agreement between the two countries. For the 12th year in a row, Allstate Insurance has placed Glendale near the bottom of its list of U.S. cities with the safest drivers.   Partner news |  Latest news Cybersecurity firm VST Enterprises expanding into Armenia  From its new location, the company plans to provide a virtual wallet for secure payments in mainland Europe from Armenia."Game of Thrones" video shows how frozen lake battle was filmed (video) The cast filmed the visually sumptuous scenes north of the wall in Iceland, with the remote surroundings only accessible by heavy duty 4x4s.'Age of Empires IV' in development, Microsoft says The choice of developer — Canada’s Relic Entertainment — for the fourth installment suggest a more traditional approach to the series.Armenia sends fire appliances to help douse Georgia wildfire Georgia has been offered int'l help as a massive forest fire is still raging after it broke out three days ago in the country’s central area. |
