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 The embassy staff were evacuated to neighboring Tunisia "due to the ongoing violence, the U.S. State Department said. Another 10,000 fled Mosul after ISIS took control at the beginning of June and numbers dropped have fallen rapidly since. The announcement comes just two days after President Abdullah Gül confirmed that he would not seek a second term. In the report, the Observatory said its activists on the ground have the names of 5,641 rebels who have been killed in infighting.   Partner news |  Latest news Tor network received over $1.8m from U.S. govt. in 2013: report  Meanwhile, Russia has offered 3.9m rubles ($110,000) in a contest seeking a way to crack the identities of users of the network.China launches anti-monopoly investigation into Microsoft Another technology firm, Interdigital - which specializes in wireless technology - has also faced a similar investigation.Magnitude 6.3 quake hits eastern Mexico Miguel Angel Mancera said there were evacuations in the capital, but that after inspection, no damages or injuries were reported.Vatican confirms dates for Pope’s second trip to Asia Francis will become the first pope in nearly two decades to visit the Far East when he travels to South Korea Aug 14-18. |
