ROME
The Local
Rome properties owned by the Vatican are being used as saunas and massage parlours, according to the latest leaks in the Italian press.
The buildings are also allegedly being rented out for cheap to powerful friends and allies, the reports said.
The revelations come a week after the Vatican arrested a priest and a former employee on suspicion of leaking documents, which formed the basis of two new books, detailing the murky world of the Vatican’s finances.
Luxury homes were rented out at knock-down prices, and hotels and beauty centres managed by private companies became places “to meet secretly”, the reports said.
Some of the properties listed include premises close to the Italian Parliament and a solarium near Piazza Barberini.
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