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A joined mates fired from the Vatican slope for violating a caller regularisation against workplace marriages has been rehired successful a settlement
ByThe Associated Press
November 12, 2025, 11:56 AM
VATICAN CITY -- A joined mates who had been fired from the Vatican bank for violating an interior regularisation barring workplace marriages has been rehired successful a negotiated settlement, the national for Vatican laic employees announced Wednesday.
Silvia Carlucci and Domenico Fabiani filed a wrongful termination suit successful January, immoderate 4 months aft they were married. The national called the colony “a triumph of communal sense,” though it did not accidental erstwhile they would resume working, oregon what their roles would be.
The couple, who came to the matrimony with 3 children betwixt them, said they ne'er considered calling disconnected their Aug. 31, 2024 nuptials aft learning of the caller regulation. The slope suggested 1 of them quit, but the mates said they could not spend to owed to fiscal obligations to their children, erstwhile spouses and a caller mortgage.
The national said the triumph was not complete, since Vatican procedures bash not foresee the reimbursement of ineligible fees for the prevailing party.
“The emblematic lawsuit of Silvia and Domenico suggests that the exertion of labour instrumentality needs much coagulated foundations,’’ the national said successful a connection posted connected its website.
It noted that determination were nary societal nets to enactment the mates during the play they were warring for reinstatement, and underlined that the regularisation that led to the couple’s dismissal would beryllium deemed unconstitutional successful Italy.
The mates has not commented publically connected the settlement, but they told The Associated Press erstwhile they filed the suit that they had hoped for an involution by the late Pope Francis, who was pontiff astatine the time, fixed his accent connected household values.
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