The Vatican's allowed a local children's hospital use its helipad to help in emergencies. Bambino Gesu, one of Europe's biggest pediatric hospitals and research centers, is only a short distance away...
The Vatican has said it has decided to lift the diplomatic immunity of its ambassador to France, who is accused of groping and inappropriate touching by multipl The announcement followed the French f...
St Peter's Square is 'attracting double the number' of homeless people since Pope Francis started offering more help to people who are forced to sleep rough. Some locals have said they are unhappy ab...
The Vatican's women's magazine has denounced the sexual abuse of nuns by priests, and the resulting "scandal" of religious sisters having abortions or giving bi The February issue of Women Church Wor...
A Vatican magazine has denounced the treatment of nuns as indentured servants by cardinals and bishops. The March edition of Women, Church, World, the monthly women's magazine of the Vatican newspape...
The first McDonald's to open in a Vatican-owned building will offer the homeless free meals, the company has said. The restaurant, which one cardinal labelled "perverse" when it opened just metres aw...
The first McDonald's franchise to open in a Vatican-owned building has begun serving customers, despite earlier reports a number of cardinals were outraged by t Despite the controversy, Reuters repor...
The head of the Vatican's communications department has resigned over a scandal about a letter from the retired pope that he mischaracterised in public and then The Vatican said Pope Francis had acce...
Lawyers have been asked by the Vatican to help stop the Pope's image appearing on numerous pieces of illegal merchandise around the world. The international law firm Baker McKenzie has been hired by ...
A decoration for this year's Christmas tree and Nativity scene at the Vatican will remember the plight of migrants resorting to desperate measures to try and re The crib and spruce tree, 25 metres hi...
Vatican officials have offered a homeless woman a place to stay after she gave birth near St Peter's Square. Local police stopped when they saw her struggling in the early hours of the morning, when ...
Victims of child sexual abuse describe Vatican representatives as 'evasive' at United Nations hearing on Children's Rights in Geneva. The Vatican's been accused of telling lies before a United Nation...
A Vatican official has been accused of fraud and embezzlement after the sale of a 14th century castle in Italy. Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia is alleged to have colluded with the local council to buy th...
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...
