Vatican security chief, papal bodyguard, steps down over leak

FILE PHOTO: Chief of Vatican City security Domenico Giani attends a Holy Mass in the chapel of the Vatican Governorate to mark the opening of the Judicial Year of the Tribunal of Vatican City at the Vatican, January 31, 2015. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito/File Photo

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Domenico Giani, the Vatican's longtime security chief and Pope Francis' main bodyguard, resigned on Monday over leaks related to an investigation into alleged financial wrongdoing in the Vatican.

Giani, 57, a former member of Italy's secret services, had been part of the Vatican security apparatus for 20 years, serving three popes, and had held the top post since 2006.