Vatican
Steve Bannon drafting curriculum for right-wing Catholic institute in Italy
World
September 14, 2018
Steve Bannon drafting curriculum for right-wing Catholic institute in Italy
Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon is helping to craft the curriculum for a leadership course at a…
Archbishop who called on Pope to resign says corruption reaches the top
World
August 30, 2018
Archbishop who called on Pope to resign says corruption reaches the top
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The archbishop who sparked a crisis in the Catholic Church by calling on Pope Francis to…
Vatican knew of Pennsylvania sex abuse cover-up, prosecutor says
World
August 29, 2018
Vatican knew of Pennsylvania sex abuse cover-up, prosecutor says
The Vatican knew of a cover-up of child sex abuse by Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania through secret archives…
Former top Vatican official says pope should resign over abuse crisis
World
August 27, 2018
Former top Vatican official says pope should resign over abuse crisis
Pope Francis said on Sunday he would not respond to a former top Vatican official who accused him of…
Vatican in ‘shame and sorrow’ over abuses in Pennsylvania
World
August 17, 2018
Vatican in ‘shame and sorrow’ over abuses in Pennsylvania
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican expressed “shame and sorrow” Thursday over a scathing Pennsylvania grand jury report about clergy…
Death penalty: Pope Francis makes seismic shift to Catholic Church policy
World
August 2, 2018
Death penalty: Pope Francis makes seismic shift to Catholic Church policy
The Vatican has announced that it will pursue the worldwide abolition of the death penalty. Pope Francis has argued that…
Building churches in Saudi Arabia has not discussed during the visit: Egypt’s Catholic Church
Egypt
May 5, 2018
Building churches in Saudi Arabia has not discussed during the visit: Egypt’s Catholic Church
During the Vatican delegation’s visit last month, controversial news spread on an agreement signed by Vatican and Saudi Arabia to build…
Pope: ‘Nothing justifies’ chemical weapons in Syria
Middle East
April 9, 2018
Pope: ‘Nothing justifies’ chemical weapons in Syria
Pope Francis closed his traditional Sunday blessing by saying “nothing can justify” the use of chemical weapons against defenseless populations…
Father testifies in Australian court cardinal abused son
World
March 15, 2018
Father testifies in Australian court cardinal abused son
A father testified in an Australian court Thursday that his son said he was sexually abused by Vatican Cardinal George…
Erdogan meets pope as Rome bans protests
World
February 5, 2018
Erdogan meets pope as Rome bans protests
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Pope Francis on Monday while police enforced a protest ban in central Rome as…