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Vatican prosecutor files defamation charges against Italian journalist

Vatican courts have previously tossed similar charges

Michelle La Rosa
Apr 11, 2024
∙ Paid

Vatican prosecutor Alessandro Diddi has filed charges against an Italian blogger, arguing that he published confidential ecclesiastical documents and defamed the pope.

Alessandro Diddi
Alessandro Diddi. Credit: Pillar file photo.

Diddi filed charges against journalist Marco Felipe Perfetti of the blog "Silere Non Possum" in Vatican City. The charges were announced this we…

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