Vatican Priests should be celibate, says Pope Benedict XVI Pope Francis is weighing whether to allow married men to be ordained to make up a shortage of priests 13/01/2020
world news Ex-Pope Benedict XVI says 'sexual freedom' of 60s to blame for abuse Retired Pope Benedict XVI has blamed the "unprecedented radicalism in the 1960s" for clerical sexual abuse against minors in a letter. 11/04/2019
no comment Pope Benedict XVI toasts his 90th birthday with a pint Pope Emeritus Benedict celebrated his 90th birthday on Monday (April 17) in the garden of his residence in the Vatican. 19/04/2017
Italy Thieves steal Pope John Paul's blood from Italy church Thieves broke into a small church in the mountains east of Rome over the weekend and stole a reliquary with the blood of the late Pope John Paul 27/01/2014
World Don't exaggerate Church problems - senior cardinal Sede vacante, vacant seat. No one is sitting on the throne of the Bishop of Rome, lately Pope Benedict XVI, who has retired. His successor will have 01/03/2013
World Benedict leaves a church primed for change These are momentous days for the Vatican as the Catholic community rallies round the pope. The church is now leaderless, but primed for renewal 28/02/2013
Unreported Europe 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 28/02/2013
World 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 27/02/2013
World 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 27/02/2013
World The Vatican and the future Euronews correspondent Manuela Scarpellini looks at the prospect for change in the Vatican following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. “How 27/02/2013
World 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 22/02/2013
World 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 13/02/2013
World 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 13/02/2013
My Europe Series 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 13/02/2013
World Pope's resignation: Why, and why now? Euronews learned more about the Pope’s decision to step down from Father Federico Lombardi, a spokesman for the Holy See and director of Vatican 12/02/2013
World 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 11/02/2013
World 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 28/03/2012
World Exclusive Vatican interview as Pope visits UK euronews has been given an exclusive interview in the Palazzo Apostolico, the administrative heart of the Vatican. It is here that the Roman Catholic 15/09/2010
