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Vatican financial body finds possible money laundering The scandal plagued Vatican Bank has published the first annual report from its newly formed financial watchdog agency revealing that it had detected six… 22/05/2013
Pope denies TV exorcism allegation The Vatican has denied that footage of Pope Francis taken last Sunday of him placing his hands on a disabled boy’s head shows him performing an exorcism… 21/05/2013
First saints for Pope Francis stir controversy Pope Francis has canonised some 800 Italians killed in the 15th century for refusing to convert to Islam, noting that many Christians still face… 12/05/2013
Pope’s Swiss Guards sworn in with colourful flourish Part of a vibrant and popular Vatican tradition, the Pope Francis’ new Swiss Guards have been sworn in. The Guard is made up of 110 men who come to Rome… 06/05/2013
Pope sets up cardinal group on Vatican reform Pope Francis has appointed a group of top churchmen to advise on how to reform the Vatican’s often criticised bureaucracy. Eight cardinals and one bishop… 15/04/2013
Pope John Paul II statue unveiled A 14 metre high statue of Pope John Paul II has been unveiled on a hill above the Polish city of Czestochowa. The 7 tonne structure fibreglass creation has… 13/04/2013
Pope Francis wants tough action on Church sex abuse Determined to end a problem that has engulfed the Catholic Church for over a decade, Pope Francis has said he wants sexual abuse to be dealt with… 05/04/2013
Pope urges Catholics to translate Easter sacraments into daily life The new pope has rounded off Easter celebrations on Monday with prayers and a message for the huge crowds that turned out in St Peter’s Square. Speaking… 01/04/2013
Pope celebrates Easter at the Vatican – nocomment Pope Francis took his first Easter Sunday mass as pontiff in front of more than 200,000 faithful in St Peter’s Square. He made an Easter Sunday plea for… 31/03/2013
Pope Francis calls for peace during Easter address Pope Francis has used his first Easter Sunday address to plea for peace in the world. He delivered his speech from the central balcony of St Peter’s… 31/03/2013
Pope presides over Easter Eve vigil in Rome Pope Francis led the world’s Catholics into Easter by presiding for the first time at a solemn vigil Mass on Saturday evening in St. Peter’s Basilica… 31/03/2013
Good Friday: Christians march through Jerusalem – nocomment Ten thousand Christians streamed along the famous Via Dolorosa of Jerusalem’s Old City on Good Friday. 30/03/2013
Pope Francis leads Good Friday celebrations Pope Francis led the Good Friday service in St Peter’s Basilica to mark Christ’s death on the cross. Papal preacher Father Raniero Cantalamessa called on the… 30/03/2013
Sister remembers Pope when they were young The only still living immediate relative of the new pope is Maria Elena Bergoglio, who is ten years his junior. She lives outside Argentina’s capital Buenos… 19/03/2013
Francis ‘I do everything myself’ Now Pope Francis , the son of Italian immigrants was born in the Flores quarter of Buenos Aires in 1936. Jorge Mario Bergoglio was ordained when he was 32, in… 19/03/2013
Pope Francis greets world leaders There was reconciliation in the air in St Peters. Centuries of division were rolled away when Pope Francis greeted Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew from… 19/03/2013
Tears of pride in Buenos Aires as Pope Francis is inaugurated As the papal inauguration was taking place in Rome on the other side of the world the Pope’s compatriots crowded into central Buenes Aires to join the… 19/03/2013
Protect creation says Pope Francis in first address It was Pope Francis’s first homily as the leader of the world’s Roman Catholics but the message was not just for the faithful who had come in their thousands… 19/03/2013
Pope Francis holds his inauguration Mass The inauguration Mass for Pope Francis has been held in St Peter’s Square in Rome, marking the start of his papacy. In bright sunshine the Bishop of Rome… 19/03/2013
Dignitaries fly in for Papal inauguration All roads are once again leading to Rome today, as heads of state and government from around the world arrive for the investiture of Pope Francis. The… 19/03/2013
Pope charms journalists in first media test Hard nosed journalists perhaps more known for their cynicism were won over by a papal charm offensive as a relaxed Pope Francis joked with them during his… 17/03/2013
Turkey’s Cemal Uşak hails new pope as ‘new hope’ Leading Turkish intellectual Cemal Uşak believes the election of Pope Francis brings “new hope” for inter-faith relations. Uşak is Secretary General of… 16/03/2013
Pope Francis calls for more austere Catholic Church Pope Francis wants a poor Church and a Church which serves the poor. He made the statement at an audience of thousands of journalists in the Vatican. Making… 16/03/2013
Warm start to relations between new pope and Rome’s chief rabbi On the first day of his papacy, Pope Francis reached out to Rome’s Jewish community and said he hoped to build on the good relations between the two… 16/03/2013
Benedict XVI’s troubled relationship with Germany On February 11, 2013, Benedict XVI caused dismay for many in the church when he announced he was stepping down from the papacy, a job that is normally for… 15/03/2013
‘Vatican Bank is a law unto itself’ Secrecy is a way of life at the Vatican, not least at the Vatican Bank. For decades the Istituto per le Opere di Religione or Institute for Works of… 15/03/2013
Pope Francis: new hope or more of the same? The Archbishop of Buenos Aries, Jorge Mario Bergoglio – a man described as humble and simple in his tastes – is now pope. He is charged with bridging the… 14/03/2013
Pope urges the faithful not to ignore the basics of Catholicism Pope Francis has rounded off his first day as pontiff with a warning for Catholics not to forget the church’s primary mission. His message came in a homily… 14/03/2013
‘The man we need’: Cardinal Barbarin describes new pope The Archbishop of Lyon, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin has explained why he supports the election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the new pope. Barbarin said “This… 14/03/2013
New pope: old challenges There were several surprises when Pope Francis made his debut on the papal balcony at Saint Peter’s – above and beyond the fact that he was not one of the… 14/03/2013
Hans Küng: Pope’s priority is ‘reform of the Curia’ To get some insight into what is ahead for the new pope, euronews spoke to the well-known theologian and church critic, Professor Hans Küng. Rudi Herbert… 14/03/2013
Francis finds favour in Europe The people of Assisi had more reason than most to be pleased with the cardinals’ choice, as the new pope has taken the name of their beloved patron saint… 14/03/2013
Night of a thousand gasps as Pope Francis surprises everyone The much-awaited white smoke from the Sistine Chapel announcing a new pope is an ancient tradition, but it arrived at a very modern time, just ahead of… 14/03/2013
World’s Catholics give thanks for new pope The bells that rang out as the white smoke wafted from the Sistine chimney were echoed in Catholic churches around the world, spreading the word about the new… 14/03/2013
Pope Francis faces challenge of reforming Curia When Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis on March 13 he took over the oldest and largest institution on earth – the Roman Catholic Church. The Pope is… 14/03/2013
Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected new pope The Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been elected as the new pope. He becomes the first Latin American, as well as the first Jesuit leader of the… 13/03/2013
Jorge Mario Bergoglio: new pope is ‘champion of the poor’ Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was born in 1936. He became Bishop of Buenos Aires in 1992 and Archbishop six years later. He has often shunned the… 13/03/2013
Vatican defends decision to include Mahony in papal conclaveThe Vatican has spoken out in defence of the decision to include Cardinal Roger Mahony in the conclave to elect a successor for Pope Benedict XV!. The… 13/03/2013
Habemus Papam: Argentine cardinal becomes Pope FrancisArgentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been elected as Pope Francis. He becomes the first Latin American, as well as the first Jesuit leader of the… 13/03/2013
Being part of the Christian minority in Turkey The Church of St George in Istanbul is the principle Greek Orthodox cathedral – making it one of the most important churches in Christianity. It continues… 13/03/2013
Vatican: no white smoke, no decision The Roman Catholic faithful watch and wait for a plume of white smoke from the Vatican, signalling that a new pope has been chosen. Behind the closed doors… 13/03/2013
Egypt’s Christians may find hope in new pope One of the challenges facing the new pope and the Catholic Church is how best to help and bring comfort to Christians who feel persecuted in North Africa and… 13/03/2013
Conclave day 1: No white smoke, no pope On the first day of the papal conclave thousands of followers watched as the black smoke billowed telling them no decision on a new pope had been… 13/03/2013
Where will the next pope emerge from? euronews spoke with Father Mike Rogers, an American Jesuit priest about the possible origins of the next pontiff. Sergio Cantone, euronews: “Father Rogers… 12/03/2013
Black smoke summary on first day of papal conclave The black smoke that rose from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel on Monday evening signalled the first day of conclave ending with no decision on who will be… 12/03/2013
Tough time to pick a pope Cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope as the Catholic Church finds itself in stormy seas. The credibility of the church has been battered… 12/03/2013
Vatican: first smoke black, no Pope yetNo new Pope has been elected after the end of the first day of the conclave of cardinals gathered in the Vatican. Black smoke was seen to emerge from the… 12/03/2013
Pink smoke protest at the Vatican calls for women priests The smoke billowing into the Rome sky was neither white, nor black, but pink – to back the argument in favour of women being able to be ordained as priests in… 12/03/2013
Last Vatican mass before cardinal conclave begins There’s no smoke without fire. As the Vatican prepares to shut itself away from the outside world completely and elect a new pope, a last mass was held… 12/03/2013
Papal conclave: ‘I don’t think youth is a handicap’ The Roman Catholic Church is getting ready for the start of the Vatican conclave. Eight years after Joseph Ratzinger, who will soon walk out onto the balcony… 11/03/2013
The complicated choice facing the Vatican conclave Who will the 115 cardinals choose, once the conclave convenes, to replace the man who has bowed out after eight years in the Catholic Church’s hot seat? Two… 11/03/2013
New pope could be chosen by the end of the week Based on the Latin for a place that can be locked with a key, the 115 cardinals involved in the ‘conclave’ beginning on Tuesday will have the splendour of the… 11/03/2013
Views from Vatican City on the eve of the beginning of the conclave As 115 cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday for the start of the conclave – they will be choosing the man who will lead the Catholic Church and… 11/03/2013
New pope’s robes cause storm of protest Protesters in Rome staged a demonstration aimed at the new pope. His identity remains a mystery, his dress code does not. Ermine fur will edge his ceremonial… 11/03/2013
Vatican ready for lockdown Surrounded by centuries of religious art, 115 cardinals hold the future of the world’s Roman Catholic Church in their hands. Tomorrow the doors of the… 11/03/2013
White smoke for a new pope – nocomment Vatican workers installed a chimney on the Sistine Chapel that will tell the world when a successor to Pope Benedict XVI is decided. The conclave between… 10/03/2013
Prayers and contemplation ahead of conclave In every church across Rome Sunday bells rang out calling the faithful to mass. The 115 cardinals who will vote for a new pope have been holding what are… 10/03/2013
Glare of the world on a rust coloured chimney A rust coloured pipe a few metres long will from Tuesday be the focus of millions. It is the chimney which will first announce to the world that a new pope… 09/03/2013
Cardinals set date for conclave with not clear winner in mind Roman Catholic cardinals leave the Synod hall at the Vatican after finally setting a date to begin the conclave to elect the next pope. Tuesday March the… 09/03/2013
UK seeks to block EU bonus cap In this edition of Europe’s Weekly: we take a look at the UK’s lonely fight to stop an EU-backed cap on bankers bonuses; Lativa applies to join the single… 08/03/2013
Vatican decision imminent on date of conclave to elect new Pope After days of meetings in semi-secrecy, the Vatican says it will announce later on Friday the start date of the conclave to elect a new pope. It has… 08/03/2013
Conclave to elect new Pope to begin next Tuesday, March 12 Roman Catholic cardinals gathered in the Vatican have announced that the conclave to choose a new pope will begin after the morning mass, on Tuesday, March… 08/03/2013
Vatican calls for secrecy in pre-papal election talks The Vatican has urged cardinals to maintain its policy of secrecy as it struggles to contain leaks from its pre-papal-election discussions. Thursday saw… 08/03/2013
Cardinals are given secret briefing on church issues Cardinals gathered in Rome waiting to begin the election process for a new pope have been briefed on the state of the Vatican’s finances. Amid suspicions… 07/03/2013
US cardinals pushing for transparency Perhaps never in history have the stakes been higher in the quest for a pope. New World churchmen especially have been pushing for transparency. The scandals… 07/03/2013
Vatican secrecy, nobody does it better No public stages, no extra flags, no slogans… You won’t find anything like that in Rome before the conclave of cardinals who will choose a successor to… 07/03/2013
Papal candidate Cardinal Peter Turkson Peter Turkson was born in the village of Nsuta-Wassaw in western Ghana in 1948. He grew up in a two-room cabin with nine brothers and sisters. The community… 06/03/2013
Collector’s edition “Sede Vacante” stamp is hottest souvenir in Rome The Pope may have left, but the tourists remain in the Vatican city to get their hands on the hottest souvenir going. A limited edition stamp for the “sede… 05/03/2013
College of Cardinals gather as Vatican prepares for papal vote Preparations for electing Roman Catholicism’s new leader have begun in earnest with the College of Cardinals gathering at the Vatican. It will be meeting… 04/03/2013
Views from Castel Gandolfo: ‘a new era is coming’ The scenes in Castel Gandolfo were in marked contrast to the solemn goodbyes for Benedict inside the Vatican. Among the crowd there was joy that the small… 01/03/2013
Pope bids farewell with final speech and one last tweet Benedict XVI made his final public appearance as pope before tearful crowds at Castel Gandolfo, the papal summer residence, on February 28. Benedict… 28/02/2013
Who holds the key to the Vatican? Pope Benedict the XVI has made history by being the first Pontiff to resign in over six hundred years. The question now is whether his successor will be… 28/02/2013
Benedict bids farewell As the curtain falls on Pope Benedict XVI’s papacy, he bade a personal farewell to the College of Cardinals, his closet confidants during his eight years as… 28/02/2013
Benedict XVI’s quiet departure during final hours as pope On Thursday February 28 at 20:00 CET Pope Benedict XVI will officially step down and slip quietly from public view. In keeping with his modest ways there… 28/02/2013
How Benedict defended doctrine Pope Benedict XVI led the Catholic Church for eight years. What did he do? What has he left for the next pope to do? His peers elected a conservative… 27/02/2013
Benedict will stay on as ‘shadow pope’ says theologian Pope Benedict XVI will wield considerable influence inside the Vatican after stepping down, according to leading Swiss theologian Professor Hans Küng, who… 27/02/2013
‘Joy and difficulty’ as Benedict XVI says goodbye Pope Benedict XVI bade an emotional farewell to tens of thousands of pilgrims gathered at St Peters Square in Vatican City for the final General Audience of… 27/02/2013
Brown shoes and a simple white cassock for a pope in retirement Pope Benedict XVI is to keep his honorific “His Holiness” after he leaves office on Thursday. He will also be known as “pope emeritus” and wear a simple… 26/02/2013
What next for the Vatican? Church opinion leaders speak out Pope Benedict XVI is retiring from the leadership of the Catholic Church. Long ago popes took refuge in the Castel Sant’Angelo when they were under threat… 22/02/2013
US cardinal urged to stay away from conclave A Catholic association in the United States is urging a retired cardinal not travel to Rome for the ceremony to elect the new Pope. Benedict the 16th’s… 19/02/2013
Papal biographer gives his views on next Pope Faithful Roman Catholics the world over, bookmakers, cabals of nervous bankers and sweaty-palmed doomsday-mongers are all in a tizzy about who will be the… 18/02/2013
Mexican priest uses water gun on his congregationCatholic priest Humberto Alvarez sprays holy water from a water gun to bless a crucifix during mass at the Ojo de Agua church in Saltillo, in the northern… 18/02/2013
Navarro-Valls pays tribute to Benedict XVI Joaquin Navarro-Valls was the Director of the Vatican’s press office for more than 20 years, stepping down in 2006. His role as gave him perhaps the… 13/02/2013
Benedict ‘humble and innovative’ What Benedict XVI will leave to posterity and how he will be seen to have contributed to the Roman Catholic Church are questions being posed after the first… 13/02/2013
The next Pope: reformist or traditionalist? He took over at the head of the Church replacing a globe-trotting Pope who defended traditional values. Elected in 2005, Pope Benedict XVI worked as the… 13/02/2013
Pope ‘wanted to resolve’ Church’s problems Vatican analyst Angela Ambrogetti has published many articles about the Holy See and the various popes. Euronews asked for her assessment of Benedict XVI’s… 11/02/2013
Faith and football: the Catholic Champions League If football is a religion for many of its fans, for some of those studying in the seminaries of Vatican City, religion is also football. The Clericus Cup is… 14/01/2013
Pope celebrates open-air mass in Beirut – nocomment Pope Benedict XVI celebrated an open-air mass in front of around 350,000 pilgrims, as well as politicians from all sectors of the multi-faith country. 16/09/2012
Pope supporters waiting for the open air mass in BeirutA pilgrim wearing a hat depicting Pope Benedict XVI, attends an open air mass service conducted by him at Beirut City Centre Waterfront, Lebanon. REUTERS/Ali… 16/09/2012
Pope celebrates Easter in St. Peter’s SquareOn April 8, Pope Benedict XVI made his “Urbi et Orbi” address from a balcony in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican. He called for “an immediate commitment” to… 09/04/2012
Georgian Orthodox Church celebrates Palm Sunday – nocomment In the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, Orthodox Christians gathered at the Holy Trinity Cathedral for Palm Sunday Mass, held by Georgian Patriarch Ilia II. Palm… 09/04/2012
Spain : Holy week in MalagaPenitents light their candles as they take part in the Calvario brotherhood procession during Holy Week in Malaga, southern Spain. Hundreds of processions… 07/04/2012
Cuba hosts Pope on Latam peace tour Pope Benedict XVI is on a challenging visit to Cuba. The one-party island is one of the last bastions of Communism. Havana kept it officially atheist until… 28/03/2012
Papal Visit in Mexico – nocomment Pope Benedict XVI kicked off his first trip to Spanish-speaking Latin America, touching down in Guanajuato, a deeply conservative state in sun-baked central… 25/03/2012
Peace doves won’t leave Pope – nocomment During his Angelus address on Sunday, Benedict invites prayers for peace in the Holy Land and thoughts for those suffering from leprosy. Benedict XVI also… 30/01/2012
Pope blesses lambs to celebrate feast of St Agnes – nocomment Pope Benedict XVI blessed a pair of lambs as part of a centuries-old tradition at the Vatican. 22/01/2012
Saint Lazarus pilgrimage in Cuba – nocomment Thousands of faithful Cubans participate in the annual pilgrimage to Saint Lazarus altar at the El Rincon Church on the outskirts of Havana. 17/12/2011
Prayers before the Pope’s visit to BeninA woman prays beside a statue at Notre Dame cathedral in Benin’s economic capital Cotonou. Pope Benedict will visit the cathedral on his second trip as… 17/11/2011
Rain falls on the Pope in MadridAssistants try to protect Pope Benedict XVI from a downpour that erupted during a prayer vigil at the Cuatro Vientos aerodrome as part of World Youth Day… 21/08/2011
Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Spain – nocomment Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Madrid for the Roman Catholic Church’s World Youth Day. 19/08/2011
