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Domenico Giani, lead bodyguard for Pope Francis and head of the Vatican police force, keeps watch as the pope leaves his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 1. Pope Francis accepted Giani's resignation Oct. 14. (CNS/Paul Haring)

Vatican police chief resigns over leaks about raid on Secretariat of State

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican said Domenico Giani, police chief since 2006 and Pope Francis' primary bodyguard, resigned "out of love for the church."

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