Tag: Vatican
Gay French ambassador picked for UNESCO post after Vatican tension
France on Wednesday has abandoned its pursuit to appoint a gay man as ambassador to the Vatican amid resistance from…
Vatican underscores close relationship b/w Catholics, Judaists
The Roman Catholic Church on Thursday underscored its close relationship with Judaism, saying the dialogue between the two religions had…
Pope to inaugurate 11-month festival “Jubilee of Mercy’
Pope Francis would next week in Vatican inaugurate an 11-month festival “Jubilee of Mercy’’ aimed at reinforcing Catholic messages of…
I am gay, says senior Vatican priest
A high-ranking Polish priest from the Vatican revealed he was gay on Saturday, saying he wanted to challenge the Church’s…
Pope Francis describes Mahmoud Abbas an angel of peace
Pope Francis on Saturday praised Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting at the Vatican that underscored the Holy See’s…
Homeless man gets prestigious Vatican burial spot
A homeless man has been buried in the exclusive Teutonic Cemetery within the Vatican in the latest sign of how…
Topless woman who grabbed Vatican Nativity Jesus released
Vatican authorities on Saturday ordered the release of a Femen activist detained after snatching a baby Jesus figurine from the…
Bishop expelled for child sex abuse under house arrest
Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski, former Vatican Ambassador to the Dominican Republic has been placed under house arrest over sexual abuse of…
Football greats to kick off match for peace in Rome
International football sensations from Ronaldinho to Messi and Baggio will take to the pitch in Rome next week for a…
Pope admits risk in ditching public protection
Pope Francis admitted in an interview Friday that he takes a risk when he ditches a “sardine can” popemobile to…
Pope promises to help Ukraine
Pope Francis has told Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Saturday that he would “do everything possible” for the country,…
Easter Week kicked off by Pope with Palm Sunday mass
Pope Francis kicked off weeklong observances leading up to Easter by celebrating Palm Sunday mass with some 100,000 pilgrims in…
Pope asks forgiveness for child sexually abused by priests
Pope Francis personally asked forgiveness from a child that was sexually abused by priests; the apology is the first of…
Ex-Pope sneaks out of Vatican to visit sick brother
Former pope Benedict XVI secretly left his residence in the Vatican to visit his brother in hospital in Rome, Italian…
Pope calls for global solidarity in New Year blessing
Pope Francis on Wednesday called for greater solidarity in the world in his first New Year blessing as pontiff in…