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A Vatican court convicted two environmental activists of aggravated damage on June 10 and ordered them to pay more than 28,000 euros in restitution after they glued their hands to the base of an ancient statue in the Vatican Museums in a protest to draw attention to climate change.
The 3 Italians involved will pay the equivalent of more than $31,000 in fines and reparations and received a 9-month suspended prison sentence.
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(RNS) — The three activists raised awareness of climate change by damaging artwork in the Vatican Museums last summer.
A Vatican court convicted two environmental activists of aggravated damage Monday and ordered them to pay more than 28,000 euros (US$30,000) in restitution after they glued their hands to the base of an ancient statue in the Vatican Museums in a protest to draw attention to climate change. The two members of the Last Generation