Vatican not worried about possibility U.S. monitored its calls

31 Oct. 2013: The Vatican has no evidence its calls were monitored by the U.S. National Security Agency- NSA, and, even if they were, "we have no concerns about it," the Vatican spokesman said. Asked about the possibility that the NSA’s electronic eavesdropping program had monitored Vatican calls, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi told reporters on Wednesday (Oct. 30) that they have no evidence of this. The spokesman made his comments after the Italian newsweekly Panorama announced that its issue going on sale Oct. 31 would include a report that phone calls to and from the Vatican were among the 46 million calls in Italy, allegedly monitored between Dec. 10, 2012, and Jan. 8, 2013. The Italian magazine said it also is possible the eavesdropping continued for months and included calls made on the eve of the conclave that elected Pope Francis in March.