Pope adviser Pell ready to meet Australia abuse victims
Vatican finance chief George Pell Thursday said he was ready to meet with child sex abuse victims after an outcry over his decision not to appear in person at an Australian inquiry.
Feb 18, 2016, 09:38 AM IST
Indian activists slam Vatican for revoking priest`s ban
Children`s activists in India on Wednesday criticised the Vatican for revoking the suspension of a Catholic priest who was convicted by a US court of sexually abusing a minor.
Feb 17, 2016, 16:19 PM IST
Pope Francis meets Iraqi PM
Pope Francis held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi at the Vatican.
Feb 11, 2016, 11:38 AM IST
Pope Francis feels ''like a mother-in-law''
'I feel rather like a mother-in-law giving advice on what should be done'.
Feb 03, 2016, 13:47 PM IST
Meeting Pope was great, says Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio says he had a great meeting with Pope.
Jan 31, 2016, 17:33 PM IST
Pope asks Protestants for forgiveness for persecution
Pope Francis asked Protestants and other Christian Churches for forgiveness for past persecution by Catholics as the Vatican announced on Monday he would visit Sweden later in the year to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
Jan 26, 2016, 01:33 AM IST
Mother Teresa has been like 'God' for me: Cured cancer patient
A 50-year-old woman, whose "miracle" cure from cancer was instrumental in the 2003 papal recognition that the nun has entered heaven, says the Nobel laureate has been more of a god for her for the past 17 years.
Dec 21, 2015, 12:04 PM IST
Mother Teresa will soon be elevated to sainthood: Missionaries of Charity
Clearing the path for Mother Teresa's elevation to sainthood, the Church has recognised a second miracle of the nun, the Missionaries of Charity said
Dec 18, 2015, 13:11 PM IST
Catholics should not try to convert Jews, says Vatican
It was the latest move on a host of issues, such as gay rights and re-marriage, that the Vatican or Pope Francis have made.
Dec 11, 2015, 00:21 AM IST
Vatican court OKs Pope's No 2 as defense witness
It remains to be seen if Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin will actually testify.
Dec 07, 2015, 19:42 PM IST
Allegations of sex, lies and spies engulf Vatican
Three Vatican insiders and two Italian reporters face potential prison terms of up to eight years in the case.
Dec 07, 2015, 11:20 AM IST
Italy hunting five terror suspects after FBI tip-off
With the FBI alert plastered all over Italy's front pages today, the minister appealed for calm.
Nov 19, 2015, 17:05 PM IST
Peru Catholic society admits sex abuse probe against founder
A secretive Roman Catholic society with chapters across South America and in the US has revealed under pressure that a Vatican investigator is looking into allegations that its founder sexually molested young recruits.
Nov 01, 2015, 06:44 AM IST
Pope speeds up Vatican streamlining in surprise synod move
Pope accelerated his streamlining of the Vatican bureaucracy.
Oct 23, 2015, 00:57 AM IST
Vatican denies Pope Francis has treatable tumour
The Vatican today dismissed an Italian media report that Pope Francis has a treatable brain tumour as "unfounded and seriously irresponsible."
Oct 21, 2015, 16:31 PM IST
Vatican cricket team plays all-Muslim side in interfaith relations win
Vatican cricket team took on an all-Muslim side from England with the home squad clinching narrow win in the final minutes.
Oct 18, 2015, 09:17 AM IST
Pope apologises for recent Rome, Vatican scandals
Pope Francis offered a rare public apology from the Catholic Church for a series of scandals which have recently shaken the city of Rome and the Vatican.
Oct 14, 2015, 17:17 PM IST
Vatican sacks priest after he comes out as gay
The Vatican dismissed a priest from his post in a Holy See office on Saturday after he told a newspaper he was gay and urged the Catholic Church to change its stance on homosexuality.
Oct 04, 2015, 00:38 AM IST
Pope meets with sex-abuse victims, promises accountability
Pope Francis met with victims of child sexual abuse on Sunday on the final day of his US visit and promised to hold accountable those responsible for the scandal in the church, delivering a powerful warning to American bishops accused of covering up for pedophile priests instead of reporting them to police.
Sep 27, 2015, 21:18 PM IST
Pope praises nuns as ''women of strength'' after Vatican probe
Pope Francis heaped praise on Catholic nuns on Thursday in his first New York appearance, calling them "women of strength," in a move to salve wounds opened by his predecessor who had launched a probe into what he had regarded as radical feminists.
Sep 25, 2015, 09:33 AM IST
