VATICAN CITY
BBC News
The Pope’s butler has been released from custody and moved to house arrest.
The Vatican said that Paolo Gabriele will remain under house arrest pending a decision on whether he should stand trial for leaking confidential papers to the media.
He was charged in May after a series of leaks exposed alleged corruption and internal conflicts at the Holy See.
Mr Gabriele’s lawyer Carlo Fusco said his client had operated on his own in an “act of love” toward the Pope.
The so-called “Vatileaks” scandal saw an Italian investigative journalist publish hundreds of secret documents detailing fraud scandals, nepotism and cronyism within the Holy See.
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