A former Vatican diplomat faces trial this month on charges of possessing child pornography, the Holy See said. Monsignor Carlo Capella was a senior official in the Vatican's Washington embassy befor...
A former papal ambassador who's been accused of child sex abuse has been found dead. Jozef Wesolowski, who was defrocked after rising to the role of Archbishop, was due to be tried by the Vatican ove...
The Vatican's opened a free laundry for homeless people. It's after several other initiatives including a free shower block, sleeping bags and haircuts.According to Vatican Radio, the six washers and...
The Vatican's new homeless shelter has been opened with a Mass for the first guests and volunteers. Up to 34 people will be offered a bed every night at the facility which is just steps from St Peter...
The Vatican has for the first time opened its own investigation into the case of Emanuela Orlandi, a 15-year-old Vatican citizen who disappeared in the summer o The Orlandi family's lawyer Laura Sgro...
The Vatican has released a working paper ahead of the gathering of the world's bishops to discuss family issues. Hundreds of clergy will gather in Rome in October for the second Synod on the Family, ...
The Vatican cricket team has paid tribute to Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes by taking part in the #putoutyourbats twitter campaign. The Australian batsman collapsed on field after being struck o...
The Vatican's pension fund is on 'solid footing', officials have said after concerns about its future had been raised. Australian Cardinal George Pell had said the fund would need an injection of ass...
The Vatican's insisting it has had no direct threat from terrorists amid reports the Holy See could be the next targeted for Islamist terrorists. Israeli State TV said U.S. intelligence services have...
There's a call for violence against Christians in the Middle East to stop. The prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for Eastern offered prayers for those affected by the crisis in Iraq that has forc...
The Vatican is preparing to open formal debate on opening up the priesthood to married men. Pope Francis has convened a meeting of South American bishops next year focusing on the plight of the churc...
The United States has to find an "adequate humanitarian solution" for the prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay, the Vatican has said. The Catholic Church's Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parol...
The Vatican is preparing the "necessary clarifications" about accusations that senior Vatican officials including Pope Francis covered up the sexual misconduct In a statement, Francis's nine cardina...
One of the Pope's top advisers has said the Church will take a more active role in international politics. Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the Vatican had a duty to speak out about the current wars in s...
Properties owned by the Vatican are being used as saunas and massage parlours according to the latest in a number of leaked reports from Rome. It is also claimed that Vatican officials rented out bui...
The Vatican is to provide free healthcare for Rome's poor and homeless people. It's the Catholic Church's latest move to help disadvantaged people after it opened a shower facility last year.The 'Cli...
The mission for Christians to bring other people to faith extends to jihadist groups like Islamic State (IS) who are responsible for the persecution of believer Cardinal Kurt Koch, who leads ecumenic...
The Vatican says the killings of three kidnapped Israeli teenagers are a "tragic and unacceptable crime" and obstacle to peace. In a statement it said Pope Francis shared the "unspeakable pain" suffe...
Pope Francis will meet clerical sex abuse victims when he visits Ireland this weekend, the Vatican confirmed. He is due to arrive in Dublin on Saturday for two days of meetings with families and poli...
The Vatican has said claims from some media organisations that the Pope said animals go to heaven, are not true. Officials say several news sources took an incorrect quote from an article and attribu...
