By INSIDER NEWSDESK

By SOPHIE INGE

By ALYX BARKER

 The latest shenenigans at the Vatican bank, where senior officials evidently still are dragging their heels over implementing measures to prevent money laundering, are widely seen as symptomatic o

By SOPHIE INGE

By SOPHIE INGE

By JAN FILIPOWICZ

By INSIDER REPORTERS

By INSIDER REPORTERS

By INSIDER NEWSDESK

 VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI condemned the increasing commercialisation of Christmas, urging the faithful to look beyond the holiday's "superficial glitter" to discover its true meaning.

By ALYX BARKER

By MARC MEWSHAW

ROME -- In a shift of positions, the Catholic Church has indicated it will consider paying taxes on its vast property holdings throughout Italy.

By INSIDER NEWSDESK

By INSIDER REPORTERS

VATICAN CITY -- The St Peter Square Christmas Tree was lit on Friday night by a young Ukrainian boy in a ceremony presided over by Pope Benedict XVI.

By MARC MEWSHAW

By MARC MEWSHAW

 INSIDER NEWSDESK

By CORNELIUS SULLIVAN

By ALYX BARKER

By ALYX BARKER

ROME -- The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace has recommended a "central world bank" to try and combat the looming global financial crisis.

ROME --The Eternal City's museums are replete with Caravaggio exhibitions.