Reporter attends Vatican interview but refuses to answer prosecutor's questions

An Italian journalist who is under criminal investigation by the Vatican for publishing a book about scandals at the Holy See said on Tuesday he refused to answer the prosecutor’s questions during an interrogation this week, citing his right under Italian law to protect his sources.

Emiliano Fittipaldi, author of the new book Avarice, based on leaked Vatican documents, said he agreed to go to the Vatican on Monday after being formally summoned because he wanted to understand exactly what he was accused of.