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Monday, November 2, 2015

Vatican arrests two advisers over alleged links to leaked documents

Pope Francis delivers a blessing from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on Nov. 1. (Andrew Medichini/AP)

Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui, member of the special commission on economic reforms of the Vatican, poses for a portrait at her home in Rome on Sept. 16. (Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

By Anthony Faiola-November 2 at 1:15 PM

BERLIN — The Vatican said Monday that it arrested two members of a papal reform commission on suspicion of leaking classified information, opening a week of intrigue as the Holy See braces for two potentially damaging books purporting to reveal inside corruption.