US ‘spied on Vatican in run-up to conclave’

US spy agency allegedly eavesdropped on cardinals before March conclave to elect new pope, Italian magazine claims.

America's European allies are furious after it emerged phones of many heads of states were bugged [AFP]

Published On 30 Oct 2013

Published On 30 Oct 201330 Oct 2013

The US National Security Agency allegedly eavesdropped on cardinals before the conclave in March to elect a new pope, Italian weekly magazine Panorama claimed on Wednesday.

“The National Security Agency wire-tapped the pope,” the magazine said, accusing the United States of listening in to telephone calls to and from the Vatican, including cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio before he was elected Pope Francis.

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