Vatican
Pope to livestream Easter mass to locked down world
World
April 12, 2020
Pope to livestream Easter mass to locked down world
Pope Francis will break with centuries of tradition and livestream Easter Sunday mass to allow the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics…
Cardinal Pell freed after winning appeal over child sex abuse
World
April 7, 2020
Cardinal Pell freed after winning appeal over child sex abuse
Cardinal George Pell was released from prison Tuesday, hours after Australia’s High Court quashed his conviction for child sex abuse,…
Cardinal Pell lawyers say child sex conviction ‘wrong’
World
March 11, 2020
Cardinal Pell lawyers say child sex conviction ‘wrong’
Lawyers for disgraced Cardinal George Pell claimed Wednesday he remains behind bars for child sex abuse based on “wrong” and…
Egypt’s Orthodox, Evangelical, Catholic sects agree on unified personal status draft law for non-Muslims
Egypt
February 25, 2020
Egypt’s Orthodox, Evangelical, Catholic sects agree on unified personal status draft law for non-Muslims
Egypt’s Orthodox, Evangelical and Catholic sects agreed Monday on a new unified personal status draft law for non-Muslims, with the…
Chinese, Vatican foreign ministers hold first meeting
World
February 15, 2020
Chinese, Vatican foreign ministers hold first meeting
The foreign ministers of China and the Vatican have met in the first high-level encounter between the sides — a…
Pope trip to Malta in May to spotlight migrants’ plight
World
February 10, 2020
Pope trip to Malta in May to spotlight migrants’ plight
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will make the first trip by a pontiff in 10 years to the tiny…
Pope backs Iraqi call for its sovereignty to be respected
Middle East
January 25, 2020
Pope backs Iraqi call for its sovereignty to be respected
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis met Iraq’s president on Saturday and the two agreed that the country’s sovereignty must…
Ex-pope Benedict rejects opening up priesthood to married men
World
January 13, 2020
Ex-pope Benedict rejects opening up priesthood to married men
Former pope Benedict XVI has publicly urged his successor Pope Francis not to open the Catholic priesthood up to married…
Pope Francis equates violence against women to profaning God
World
January 1, 2020
Pope Francis equates violence against women to profaning God
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is pinning much of his hopes for a more peaceful world in the new…
Pope Francis kicks off Christmas celebrations with midnight Mass
World
December 25, 2019
Pope Francis kicks off Christmas celebrations with midnight Mass
Pope Francis ushered in Christmas celebrations for the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics on Tuesday, saying the celebration of Jesus’s birth…