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 Israeli military said its aircraft attacked targets in Syria hours after a mortar bomb from fighting in Syria struck the Golan Heights. Transnistria does not share a border with Russia. It has been de facto independent since the 1990s but is not internationally recognised. Eight-seat Beechcraft planes will carry passengers to the Black Sea city of Batumi and the highland regions of Kazbegi and Svaneti. One of the wounded soldiers later died in hospital despite all attempts to save his life, lifting the death toll to three, the military said.   Partner news |  Latest news French MP plants tree at Armenian Genocide memorial  The guest laid flowers at the eternal flame and paid tribute to the memory of the 1.5 million martyrs of the Armenian Genocide.BlackBerry says it’s done making new phones BlackBerry will stop designing them itself, outsourcing that development to partners and focus on its own software and security products.Macedonia submits “Liberation of Skopje” for foreign Oscars race The story is told by actors turned directors Rade Serbedzija and his son Danilo through the eyes of eight-year-old Zoran (David Todosovski).Armenia to pick type of new NPP unit in 1-2 years: Deputy Minister “We have one, maximum two years to make the final decision on choosing the type of the project,” Areg Galstyan said. |
