Vatican ex-ambassador to Dominican Republic convicted by church court of sex abuse, defrocked By Washington Examiner FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint June 27, 2014 12:30 pm FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vatican ex-ambassador to Dominican Republic convicted by church court of sex abuse, defrocked. TagsWorld Related Content State Earle-Sears campaigns in Loudoun County as Republicans push to reclaim Virginia’s swing suburbs State Obama calls on New Jersey to set ‘glorious example’ for nation ahead of governor’s race Crime Multiple people injured after stabbing attack on train in England World Israel confirms three bodies received from Hamas are not hostages Crime Two suspects wanted after ‘intentional’ explosion at Harvard Medical School