A couple at odds with doctors over whether their sick 19-month-old son should continue to get life-support treatment are preparing to mediate in the hope of avoiding further court action.

A Vatican court has convicted the former president of the Pope's children's hospital of diverting around £378,000 in donations to renovate a cardinal's flat.

The former president and ex-treasurer of the Vatican-run children's hospital have been indicted for allegedly diverting money from the hospital's foundation to pay for renovations on a top cardinal's apartment.