VATICAN CITY
Vatican Information Service

Vatican City, (VIS) – “Since no appeals have been filed against the sentence passed on Paolo Gabriele on 6 October, that sentence has become final. Therefore, by mandate of the president of the Tribunal, the promoter of justice this morning ordered the guilty party be imprisoned, in enactment of the sentence. The order will be carried out during the course of the day”, reads a declaration made today by Holy See Press Office Director Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J.