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Five go on trial at the Vatican

The trial has opened in the Vatican into the alleged theft of confidential documents from the Holy See. Journalists Gianluigi Nuzzi and Emiliano

07/12/2015

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Pope Francis biopic hits the big screen

The first biopic of Pope Francis is hitting the big screen. Based on an Argentinian bestseller about the Pope, ‘Call me Francis’ follows the story

30/11/2015

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Vatileaks 2 trial opens

Two journalists and three others implicated in the latest Vatican leaks scandal have gone on trial. All defendants face up to eight years in prison

24/11/2015

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Journalists investigated in Vatican leaks scandal

The internal scandal surrounding the papacy intensified on Thursday as the Vatican asked the authorities to investigate two Italian journalists

13/11/2015

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Pope condemns recent Vatican leaks as 'a betrayal of trust'

Pope Francis has used his weekly Sunday address to thousands of people gathered in St Peter’s Square to condemn the recent leak of sensitive Vatican

08/11/2015

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Vatican arrests two in 'Vatileaks' probe

The Vatican has arrested two former members of a commission set up to explore reform of the church’s finances. Monsignor Lucio Ángel Vallejo Balda

02/11/2015

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Two arrests in Vatican's worst leaks scandal since 'Vatileaks'

A “serious betrayal of the trust bestowed by the pope”. So says the Vatican after two members of a commission set up by Pope Francis to study reforms

02/11/2015

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Pope Francis closes synod calling for a more 'compassionate' church

Pope Francis closed a contentious bishops’ meeting on family issues on Sunday. He called for a more open-hearted, compassionate Church rooted in

26/10/2015

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Synod reaches uneasy compromise as Pope takes on conservatives

The Pope appears to have reached some form of agreement with the conservative clergy at an often tetchy synod on the family. The synod voted to allow

25/10/2015

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Pope Francis brain tumour report denied by Vatican

The Vatican denies an Italian media report that Pope Francis has a benign brain tumour. Newspaper group, Il Quotidiano Nazionale, says the pontiff

21/10/2015

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Pope Francis proclaims married couple saints in historic ceremony

Four new Catholic saints were proclaimed by Pope Francis on Sunday at a mass for some 65,000 people in St Peter’s Square. Those canonised included

18/10/2015

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#Vatican: Pope asks for forgiveness but does not say why

The Pope has asked members of the Catholic Church for forgiveness. It is an unprecedented step, the reasons for which the Vatican has not clarified

14/10/2015

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Homosexuality, divorce & remarriage up for discussion at Vatican synod

Pope Francis has urged bishops to put aside personal prejudices and has called for frankness, courage and humility within the Catholic church. His

05/10/2015

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Catholic synod overshadowed by Church's 'homophobia'

Pope Francis presided over a vigil in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday (October 3) ahead of the synod, a three-week meeting of bishops from around the

04/10/2015

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Polish priest dismissed from Vatican post after coming out as gay

A Polish priest has been removed from a Vatican post after telling a newspaper he is gay. Krzystof Charamsa says it is time for the Catholic Church

03/10/2015

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Pope Francis makes marriage annulments easier

Pope Francis has made it easier for Roman Catholics to get marriage annulments, streamlining procedures and calling on bishops to provide more help to divorced couples.

08/09/2015

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Pope calls on every parish in Europe to take in one migrant family each

As thousands of refugees pour into Europe, Pope Francis has called on every parish and religious community to take in one family each.

06/09/2015

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Vatican: suspect dies before abuse trial

The Vatican says a Catholic former archbishop accused of child sex offences has been found dead from natural causes a month after he was hospitalised

28/08/2015

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Pope Francis calls for church to welcome back divorced couples

Pope Francis continues to make waves as the head of the Roman Catholic church. His latest announcement, previously made in more intimate surroundings

05/08/2015

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Pope Francis bestrides global diplomacy with his environment encyclical

The most awaited, and controversial papal document in half a century has been published. Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment is also the

18/06/2015

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What is Pope Francis' encyclical on the future of our planet?

We've rounded up a list of quotes to sum up the encyclical, a document that will, undoubtedly, have an impact on millions the world over.

18/06/2015

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Former papal envoy faces Vatican court on charges of child sex abuse

The Vatican is to put on trial its former ambassador to the Dominican Republic on child sex abuse and child pornography charges. The former papal

15/06/2015

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Pope to meet LGBT representative in Paraguay

Pope Francis is to meet a representative of Paraguay’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. He will see Simon Cazal from the Somos Gay

13/06/2015

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Pope moves on sex abuse bishops

In his latest bid to stamp out sex abuse in the Church, Pope Francis has approved a tribunal to to make bishops more accountable for cases of abuse which arise on their watch.

10/06/2015

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Pope calls on Putin to make "sincere, great effort" for Ukraine peace

There was an apparent air of awkwardness as Pope Francis welcomed the Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Vatican. The pair met for about 50

10/06/2015

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Argentine president meets Pope in Rome

Argentine President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner  is on a brief visit to Rome. Her first port of call was a private audience with Pope Francis

08/06/2015