Tag: Vatican
Pope Francis marks first Christmas eve mass
VATICAN CITY, (AFP) – Pope Francis held his first Christmas Eve mass in the Vatican on Tuesday by highlighting the…
Ukrainian woman goes topless for the Pope
A leader of the Ukrainian feminist group Femen bared herself near St Peter’s Square on Thursday shouting “Christmas is cancelled!”…
Pope Francis suspends German ‘bling bishop’
The Vatican on Wednesday suspended indefinitely a German Catholic cleric dubbed the “bling bishop” for his luxury lifestyle, despite multiple…
Pope calls for respect between Christians and Muslims
Pope Francis reached out to Muslims on Sunday to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and…
Vatican Approves Sainthood For John Paul II, John XXIII
Pope Francis gave the go-ahead on Friday for John Paul II to be made saint and granted a rare exception…
Ban Ki-Moon to meet Pope Francis
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Tuesday. During his first encounter with…
Vatican-linked priest arrested over 4 million Euro fraud
Italian police on Thursday arrested a priest accused of defrauding a Vatican-linked hospital in Rome that he managed of four…
Reports: New Pope had part of lung removed
Pope Francis had part of a lung removed “many, many years ago”, the Vatican said Thursday after the 76-year-old’s historic…
Argentina’s Bergoglio is New Pope
Argentina’s Jorge Mario Bergoglio is the new Pope. He will be known as Pope Francis I. French cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran…
Still no new Pope, 3 ballots after
Catholic pilgrims are still waiting for the white smoke, signalling the election of a new Pope, as eyes were were…
No new pope elected yet
VATICAN CITY (AFP) – Cardinals held a first inconclusive vote in the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday as they began the…
Pope Benedict XVI says the final official goodbye
VATICAN CITY (AFP) – Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign in over 700 years on Thursday, waving a…
Pope Benedict XVl hours away from abdication
Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday vowed “unconditional obedience” to his successor on his historic final day as leader of the…
Pope Benedict admits a stormy reign as he bows out
Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday admitted “stormy waters” during his papacy as he gave his farewell speech in St Peter’s…
Pope Benedict bids farewell eve of departure
VATICAN CITY(AFP) – Pope Benedict XVI toured St Peter’s Square in his popemobile one last time Wednesday at the start…