Italian police have arrested two men who were allegedly trying to deposit trillions of euros in fake bonds in the Vatican bank. Officials say the pair, an American and a Dutch national, claimed they had an appointment with bank officials to gain entry but were handed over to police. Fake bonds with a face value of 3tr euros ($4.1tr; £2.5tr) were found in their briefcase, the officials say. The suspects were reportedly hoping to open a line of credit at the bank. The bank - officially called the Institute for the Works of Religion - runs thousands of private accounts held by cardinals, bishops and religious orders all over the ... (Read the full story)
