The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) is denying charges that it has been spying on Vatican calls but even if it were true, the Vatican says "we have no concerns about it."

According to Reuters, allegations of spying were reported in the Italian magazine, Panorama, which claimed the NSA had been eavesdropping on Vatican phone calls, including those leading up to the last conclave in which Pope Francis was elected. Panorama did not cite a source for its information, but said the NSA had monitored 46 million phone calls in Italy from December 10, 2012 through January 8, 2013, including conversations coming in and out of the Vatican.

The NSA has vehemently denied the reports. "The National Security Agency does not target the Vatican. Assertions that NSA has targeted the Vatican, published in Italy's Panorama magazine, are not true," NSA spokeswoman Vanee Vines said in a statement.

Vatican officials did not seem concerned either way.

Father Federico Lombardi, a spokesman for the Vatican, told reporters he has no evidence that this spying occurred.

"We are not aware of anything on this issue and in any case we have no concerns about it."

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