Pontiff's pregnant secretary found dead in her home

Investigators will perform a DNA test on Wuolou’s foetus to determine the paternity of the unborn child.

Memorial ... Pope Francis pays his respects in front of the coffin of his late secretary Miriam Wuolou at the Vatican
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Pope Francis' secretary, Miriam Wuolou of Eritrea was found dead in her home last week. She was 7 months pregnant.

Wuolou’s body was discovered in her Rome apartment by police after her brother raised concern that she wasn’t answering her phone.

She was seven months pregnant and suffered from diabetes.

New York Post has reported that the Vatican, however, has called for an investigation into the woman’s death.

Police have interviewed her brother, her ex-husband and her most recent boyfriend, who is believed to be a policeman employed by the Vatican.

Investigators will also perform a DNA test on Wuolou’s foetus to determine the paternity of the unborn child.

Wuolou’s apartment has been sealed off; forensic teams have combed it for evidence and have even removed several personal effects for further examination, neighbours told The Daily Beast.

A funeral service for Wuolou was held on Saturday, February 27th.

Pope Francis visited her body prior to the memorial, laying a dozen white roses next to her casket and sprinkling the coffin with holy water before beginning a 20-minute prayer.