16/03/2013 | Sociedad
Division among cardinals paved way for selection of Pope Francis
Behind the Sistine Chapel's closed doors, a fierce negotiating session led to the unlikely election of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, say observers, because he was a Vatican outsider.
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23/07/2012 | Dossier Joseph Ratzinger
Vatican City - Vatileaks: Pope's butler says he acted 'out of love' for Benedict XVI
The Pope's butler will tell a likely trial in the Vatican that he stole and leaked confidential documents "out of love" for Benedict XVI and to help his efforts to "clean up" the Roman Catholic Church.
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19/07/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Europe - Mafia: Silvio Berlusconi 'blackmailed by Italian senator over mafia links'
An Italian senator has been accused of blackmailing Silvio Berlusconi for more than 40 million euros (£31 million) in return for keeping quiet about the former prime minister's alleged links to the Sicilian mafia.
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24/01/2011 | Frente Externo
Italy - Why Berlusconi may yet survive the Milan prostitute scandal
Can Mr Berlusconi, who has described himself as the most persecuted man in history, survive this latest debacle? The answer, extraordinarily, may be yes.
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21/12/2009 | Transparencia
Will Italy's sympathy for Berlusconi allow him to avoid corruption trials?
In Italy, sympathy for embattled Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi after a Dec. 13 attack could prove a useful means of dividing the opposition, rebuilding his popularity, and manipulating the judicial system.
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