Pope Benedict XVI's former butler to stand trial

The former butler to Pope Benedict XVI will stand trial for stealing confidential papers and leaking them to the press, a magistrate has ruled.

Paolo Gabriele was arrested in May after police found confidential documents at his Vatican flat.

The documents suggest corruption within the Vatican and power struggles between senior cardinals.

A second Vatican employee has been charged as his accomplice.

Robert Pigott reports.

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