Pope Benedict XVI's butler has been released and will be under house arrest pending a ruling on whether he should stand trial for leaking confidential papers, the Vatican said on Saturday.

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Pope Benedict XVI's butler arrested last month for allegedly leaking confidential papers from the Vatican to an investigative journalist is no scapegoat, the Vatican said on Monday.

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The Vatican on Saturday confirmed the arrest of Pope Benedict XVI's butler on suspicion of leaking confidential documents and letters from the pontiff's private study to the media.

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The Vatican confirmed on Saturday that Pope Benedict XVI's butler had been arrested on suspicion of leaking confidential documents and letters from the pontiff's private study to the media.

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Vatican police arrested on Friday a man -- reportedly the pope's butler -- on allegations of having leaked confidential documents and letters from the pontiff's private study to newspapers.

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