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• Pope's butler pledges to co-operate with Vatican scandal probe; Italian media hint at others
• Vatican says trust in Church hurt by scandal
• Pope's butler vows to help Vatican scandal probe
• Vatican says trust in church hurt by leaks scandal
• Vatican denies any Cardinal a suspect in leaks scandal
• Vatican denies cardinal suspected in Vatileaks scandal
• Saudi woman defies religious police over nail polish
• Lawyer says pope's butler has pledged his "full collaboration" in Vatican leaks investigation
• Iraq Christian heritage sites lie neglected

Pope's butler pledges to co-operate with Vatican scandal probe; Italian media hint at others Posted: 28 May 2012 12:40 PM PDT arrested for allegedly having confidential documents in his home — agreeing to co-operate with investigators, his lawyer said Monday.

Vatican says trust in Church hurt by scandal Posted: 28 May 2012 11:05 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican, engulfed in the worst crisis in Pope Benedict's papacy, on Monday denied Italian media reports that cardinals were suspects in an investigation into leaks of sensitive documents that led to the arrest of the pope's butler. But while denying the reports, which said the butler was merely a courier in a behind-the-scenes struggle for power in the Holy See, the Vatican acknowledged that the often sordid affair would test the faith of Catholics in their Church. ...

Pope's butler vows to help Vatican scandal probe Posted: 28 May 2012 10:13 AM PDT One of the Vatican's biggest scandals in decades widened Monday with the pope's butler — arrested for allegedly having confidential documents in his home — agreeing to cooperate with investigators, his lawyer said Monday.

Vatican says trust in church hurt by leaks scandal Posted: 28 May 2012 08:34 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The faith of Roman Catholics in their Church has been damaged by a scandal over leaked documents in which the pope's butler has been arrested, the Vatican said on Monday. "This is naturally something that can hurt the Church, and put trust in it and the Holy See to the test," Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi told reporters. (Reporting By Philip Pullella)

Vatican denies any Cardinal a suspect in leaks scandal Posted: 28 May 2012 08:34 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Monday denied Italian press reports that a cardinal was among those being investigated in a scandal over leaked documents that has shaken the highest levels of the Roman Catholic Church. Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi also told a news conference the Holy See would not allow media pressure to rush an investigation which has led to the arrest of Pope Benedict's butler over the leaks. Lombardi said the pope was following the case closely but calmly and that talk of an internal power struggle behind the case had been exaggerated. ...

Vatican denies cardinal suspected in Vatileaks scandal Posted: 28 May 2012 07:20 AM PDT The Vatican denied reports on Monday that an unnamed cardinal is suspected of being a leading mole behind leaks of confidential papal documents, but confirmed many people were being questioned.

Saudi woman defies religious police over nail polish Posted: 28 May 2012 07:08 AM PDT A YouTube video of a Saudi woman defying orders by the notorious religious police to leave a mall because she is wearing nail polish has gone viral, attracting more than a million hits in just five days.

Lawyer says pope's butler has pledged his "full collaboration" in Vatican leaks investigation Posted: 28 May 2012 05:07 AM PDT Lawyer says pope's butler has pledged his "full collaboration" in Vatican leaks investigation.

Iraq Christian heritage sites lie neglected Posted: 27 May 2012 11:46 PM PDT A stone's throw from Iraq's Shiite holy city of Najaf's airport, the remains of the celebrated ancient Christian city of Hira lie neglected and mouldering, because funds for excavation have dried up.

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