VATICAN CITY
Washington Post
By Nicole Winfield | AP June 14
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s criminal trial over leaked documents took a complicated but expected turn Tuesday with the birth of a baby named Pietro.
Francesca Chaouqui, a flamboyant public relations expert and member of a papal reform commission, gave birth just as the trial in which she is a defendant resumed.
The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, announced the birth with a “Benvenuto!” (Welcome!) and sent his best wishes for the arrival of the 3.7-kilo (8.16-pound) baby boy.
The Vatican has accused Chaouqui as well as a Vatican monsignor and his assistant of leaking confidential documents exposing Vatican greed and mismanagement to two journalists. The journalists are also on trial, accused of breaking Vatican law by publishing confidential information.
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