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In this file photograph taken on December 25, 2005, Pope Benedict XVI delivers his first Christmas Day "Urbi et Orbi" (the city and the world) message to pilgrims and tourists on St Peter's Square at The Vatican. - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a German theologian whose 2013 resignation took the world by surprise, died on December 31, 2022, at age 95, the Vatican announced. (Photo: AFP)

Former pope Benedict XVI passes away

Former pope Benedict XVI was the first pontiff to resign as head of the Catholic Church since the Middle Ages

31 Dec 2022 3:34 PM

Pope Francis hurt by Turkey’s decision to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque

'My thoughts go to Istanbul. I think of Santa Sophia and I am very pained,' the Pope said during his weekly blessing in St. Peter’s Square

13 Jul 2020 12:17 PM

There are some in the Church who would even like them to be allowed to become deacons, a function currently reserved for lay men. (Photo: AFP)

Catholic bishops gather at Vatican to open priesthood to married men in Amazon

Bishops urge Pope to open priesthood to married men in Amazon.

28 Oct 2019 10:14 AM

The device is positioned as a tool for learning how to pray the rosary for peace in the world.

Vatican launches Click-To-Pray eRosary wearable

The smart bracelet consists of ten black agate and hematite rosary beads and a smart cross that stores data from the connected app.

17 Oct 2019 7:30 AM

The trial ran for five weeks in Victoria county Court. (Photo:AP)

Top Vatican cleric Cardinal Pell convicted of child sex abuse

Australia's senior most Catholic cleric Cardinal George Pell has been found guilty of five counts of child sexual assault.

26 Feb 2019 8:22 AM

Pope Francis promised an "all-out battle" against abusive priests, but blamed the devil and insisted the Church was not the only place children were assaulted. (Photo: AFP)

Vatican summit on clerical paedophilia a let-down

Pope's vow to battle child sex abuse fails to appease victims, critics.

25 Feb 2019 8:21 PM

Pope Francis poses for a photo with a group of priests at the end of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican recently. (Photo: AP)

Vatican’s legal recourse for tackling for sex abuse

Catholic Church's regulations for investigation of, both priests accused of molestation and superiors accused of covering up, explained.

21 Feb 2019 7:34 PM

Pope Francis, with Vatican spokesman Alessandro Gisotti, answers reporters' questions aboard the plane after taking off from Panama City. (Photo: AP)

Celibacy imperative for the Roman Catholic Church

Pope says he will not change priest celibacy rules.

29 Jan 2019 3:28 PM

Pope Francis greets young detainees before leaving Las Garzas youth detention centre in Pacora, on the outskirts of Panama City, on January 25, 2019, during his visit to Panama for World Youth Day. (Photo: AFP)

‘Concrete change’ for Vatican

Church sex abuse summit a bid to usher in formidable change.

26 Jan 2019 8:11 PM

Bibi was set to be released immediately according to the court, although there was no word if any security arrangements were being made for her protection. (Photo: Facebook)

Pakistan court overturns christian woman's death sentence in Blasphemy case

'Appeal is allowed. She has been acquitted. Judgement of high court as well as trial court is reversed,' said Pak's Chief Justice in ruling.

31 Oct 2018 1:06 PM

Reporters film the entrance of the Vatican embassy to Italy, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Discovery of bones near Vatican embassy revives 1983 mystery

The Vatican said merely that the bones were found during work near its Rome embassy in the upscale residential neighbourhood of Parioli.

31 Oct 2018 12:23 PM

Francis referred directly to the crisis convulsing his papacy on the fourth and final day of his Baltic pilgrimage, which coincided with the release of a devastating new report into decades of sex abuse and cover-up in Germany. (Photo: File)

Pope acknowledges abuse scandals driving people from church

Francis told gathering of young people in Estonia that he knew many young people felt church had nothing to offer them.

25 Sep 2018 4:34 PM

Bishop Franco Mulakkal (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Nun seeks justice from Vatican in rape case

She alleged that Bishop Franco Mulakkal was using “political and money power” to bury the case against him.

12 Sep 2018 12:42 AM

Decrying 'dreams of convenience,' Francis urged them to take 'risks on that street of your dreams.' (Photo: File)

Pope to youth: Dream, don't let fear make you pessimistic

Francis has convened an international meeting of bishops at the Vatican in October about youths and their faith.

12 Aug 2018 2:53 PM

Astronauts give pope personalised space suit, add white cape

It bore the pope’s name at birth, Jorge Bergoglio, and the flag of his native country.

11 Jun 2018 11:29 AM

It is remarkable that a Vatican publication would dare put such words to paper and publicly denounce how the church exploits its nuns. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vatican magazine denounces nuns' servitude

A nun identified only as Sister Marie describes how sisters serve clergy but "are rarely invited to sit at the tables they serve."

01 Mar 2018 4:44 PM

From left, Christine Hearst Schwarzman, Donatella Versace and Stephen A. Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone, look at a liturgical vestment of pope Benedict XV, in Rome, Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Vatican, the Met assemble show on Catholic effect on fashion

The exhibit will include garments for more ordinary mortals by designers spanning Azzedine Alia to Vivienne Westwood.

27 Feb 2018 12:50 PM

The special-edition sports car, which boasts a 610 metric horsepower, is expected to sell for significantly more than its Italian retail price of around €200,000. (Photo: AFP)

Pope gets a white-and-yellow Lamborghini to auction for charity

Lamborghini Huracan, is signed by the pope outside his Vatican residence and will be auctioned by Sotheby‘s.

17 Nov 2017 3:15 PM

Sale of large cigars would continue at least for the time being because the smoke is not inhaled. (Photo: Pixabay)

No more Holy Smokes - Vatican bans sale of cigarettes

World World Health Organization (WHO) statistics show that smoking causes more than seven million deaths worldwide every year.

11 Nov 2017 4:06 PM

"At a certain point the priest leading the ceremony says 'lift up our hearts'. (Photo: AFP)

'Put down those smartphones!' pope tells bishops

"It's so sad when I'm celebrating mass here or inside the basilica and I see lots of phones held up."

08 Nov 2017 5:22 PM

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