Two arrested at Vatican for leaking confidential documents

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican on Monday (Nov. 2) announced the arrest of two people in connection with the alleged theft of confidential documents, the first such case since the "Vatileaks" scandal saw the papal butler jailed for leaking Holy See secrets. Spanish priest Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda was arrested over the weekend, along with Italian lay woman Francesca Chaouqui, following an investigation by the Vatican's police force. Both had been part of a temporary commission established by Pope Fr

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican on Monday (Nov. 2) announced the arrest of two people in connection with the alleged theft of confidential documents, the first such case since the "Vatileaks" scandal saw the papal butler jailed for leaking Holy See secrets. Spanish priest Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda was arrested over the weekend, along with Italian lay woman Francesca Chaouqui, following an investigation by the Vatican's police force. Both had been part of a temporary commission established by Pope Fr…