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                Vatican Arrests 2 Suspected of Leaking Documents

   by VOA News

   The Vatican arrested a Spanish priest and a laywoman suspected of
   stealing confidential documents and leaking them to the media, the Holy
   See acknowledged Monday.

   The two, who served on a special commission established by Pope Francis
   to study economic reform of the Vatican, were arrested and interrogated
   over the weekend, according to a statement. They were identified as
   Spanish priest Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda and laywoman Francesca
   Chaouqui.

   The laywoman, was released Monday after she agreed to cooperate with
   the probe.

   French news agency AFP noted the incident is the Vatican's second leak
   scandal in three years.

   Reuters reported books by two Italian authors, containing new evidence
   on past Vatican scandals, are scheduled for release this week.

   Some material for this report came from AFP, the Associated Press and
   Reuters.

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