VATICAN CITY- Pope Benedict XVI will visit northern Emilia Romagna next Tuesday to meet people affected by the severe earthquakes that have rocked the region, causing numerous casualties and making

VATICAN CITY - The Holy See has urged an end to attacks on Christians in Nigeria after gunmen and a suicide bomber from the Islamist sect Boko Haram killed nine people and wounded hundreds more.

ROME - Although Michelangelo spent most of his creative life in Rome, few of his works remain here compared to the greater number in his home city of Florence. 

 ROME -- Documents compiled by former Vatican bank head Ettore Gotti Tedeschi hint at dark secrets within the Holy See and reveal that he is afraid for his life.

VATICAN CITY - An American nun has added fuel to the flames in the ongoing debate concerning same-sex unions, sexuality and divorce within the Catholic Church.

VATICAN CITY -- A cardinal close to the Pope has dismissed speculation that the pontiff might resign as a consequence of the so-called “Vatileaks” scandal.

VATICAN CITY- Pope Benedict XVI spoke of overcoming sadness and pain, and berated the media for presenting a "completely unrealistic image of the Holy See" in its coverage of the Vatileaks scandal.

VATICAN CITY-- The butler to the Pope arrested last week in possession of confidential papers may be a smoke-screen for discord higher up in the Vatican hierachy, insiders have suggested today.

VATICAN CITY --The Vatican gendarmerie has arrested a suspect in the “Vatileaks” scandal, held him overnight in security cells and subjected

ROME - The Vatican Bank head has quit

ROME -- A former rector of a Basilica where a mob boss was buried is under investigation on suspicion of involvement in the murky 1983 kidnap of Emanuela Orlandi, a Vatican schoolgirl.

ROME – Unidentified human remains have been found near the body of Rome gang boss Enrico De Pedis, suspected of being involved in the disappearance of Vatican schoolgirl Emanuela Orlandi.

ROME -- A Polish priest has published his claim that a powerful "gay mafia" is at work within the Catholic Church.

ROME -- A Genoa court has sentenced a parish priest to just under 10 years in prison for child sex abuse.

VATICAN CITY -- Almost 30 years after the abduction of Emanuela Orlandi, the tomb of the gang leader believed to be her killer is to be opened in a bid to shed light on her disappearance. 

Pope Benedict XVI this month celebrated his 85^th birthday, making him the sixth oldest pontiff since 1295, and his seventh anniversary as pontiff.

ROME – International movement ‘We Are Church’ which urges reform of the Catholic Church, has responded to Pope Benedict XVI’s recent calls for obedience.

ROME -- Pope Benedict XVI prayed for families to weather the economic crisis as he made the Good Friday Way of the Cross procession.

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI’s homily at the annual Chrism Mass on the morning of Holy Thursday dealt with the idea of an outdated church and the duty of priests.

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VATICAN CITY -- The faithful gathered in their thousands to hear the Pope’s homily on Palm Sunday, “the great doorway leading into Holy Week.”

ROME – In celebration of the 30^th anniversary of full ambassadorial relations between Britain and the Holy See, the Venerable English College in Rome hosted several high profile panel di

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 WASHINGTON -- Benedict XVI's journey to Cuba was evidently judged by his advisers to be a necessary one, in view of the numerous, long-standing problems the Church faces on that island. But it was

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