Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 02:08
Vatican urged unconditional ceasefire in Syria and involvement of all regional players including Iran in peace talks starting next week, as US Secretary of State John Kerry visited the Holy See.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 08:17
John Kerry, the first Catholic Secretary of State, would travel to Vatican to meet the Holy See Pietro Parolin, the new Secretary of State of the Vatican.
Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 19:17
Pope Francis has written to the cardinals he is preparing to appoint next month, warning them to steer clear of "worldliness" and "celebrations" and telling them they should retain "a simple and humble heart".
Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 21:38
Pope Francis named his first batch of cardinals, choosing 19 men from Asia, Africa, and elsewhere.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 23:24
How can an order of priests go on serving the Catholic Church after revelations that the man who founded it was a fraud? That is the dilemma facing the Legionaries of Christ.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 18:18
Former pope Benedict XVI secretly left his residence in the Vatican to visit his brother in hospital in Rome, La Stampa daily said Saturday.
Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 18:02
Pope Francis held a mass on Friday to celebrate the sainthood of Pierre Favre, an early Jesuit priest the pontiff has said particularly inspired him.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 12:16
Pope Francis has indeed transformed the church and repaired its scandal-hit image to some extent.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 01:18
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday sent a private message to Pope Francis, the Vatican said, after the pontiff made numerous appeals for peace in the war-torn country.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 16:59
Pope Francis on Wednesday called for humanitarian aid access in Syria and "social harmony" in South Sudan on his first Christmas in the Vatican after months of shaking up the papacy with his humble style and common touch.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 09:05
Francis delivered a short homily that was as simple as his white vestments: Man can choose between darkness and light.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 01:59
Pope Francis visited his predecessor Benedict XVI on Monday for an informal Christmas greeting, as the Argentine pontiff prepares to celebrate his first Christmas as leader of the world`s Roman Catholics.
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