Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 21:00
Pope Francis has told members of a controversial missionary movement that they must respect local customs and the guidance of local bishops as they spread the faith.
Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 13:30
The Italian Police have reportedly detained three thieves for stealing Polish pope John Paul II`s blood stained relic and discarding it away.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 01:42
Pope Francis as superman, flying through the air with his white cape billowing out behind him, the image graffitied by an anonymous artist onto a wall in Rome was tweeted by the Vatican.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 04:46
The Vatican is sending a delegation to the Syria peace talks due to start in Switzerland today, a spokesman said, following repeated calls by Pope Francis for an immediate ceasefire.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 15:31
Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, a former top Vatican accountant now on trial for money smuggling, was further charged with money laundering on Tuesday, police officials and his lawyer said.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 18:31
In his last two years as pope, Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests for raping and molesting children according to a document.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 14:04
Pope Francis has looked beyond the usual Vatican circles for new cardinals and overhauled the governance of the Vatican bank at the start of a year that heralds key reforms for the Roman Catholic Church.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 06:47
A document today shows Pope Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests over just two years for molesting children.
Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 00:50
The Vatican was today pushed for the first time to provide answers to the UN over its commitment to stamp out child sex abuse by priests.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 05:10
Vatican City news — Retired Pope Benedict XVI is marking a milestone of sorts.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 07:32
Victims of child sexual abuse by Catholic priests said today they hoped UN scrutiny of the Vatican would help finally to hold perpetrators to account and halt future violations.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 02:18
How much does it cost to become a saint? The Vatican said on Tuesday it has put a cap of sorts on the often-spiraling budgets for sainthood cases, another nod to Pope Francis` call for sobriety.
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